Cohoes Falls

42°47′16.68″N 73°42′30.72″W

Cohoes Falls
from the south
LocationBetween Cohoes and Waterford, NY, United States
Coordinates42°47′16″N 73°42′30″W
TypeBlock
Elevation180 feet (55 m)
Total height90 feet (27 m)
Total width1,000 feet (300 m)
WatercourseMohawk River
Average
flow rate
34,638 cubic feet (980.8 m3)

Cohoes Falls [Kahón:ios Kanien'ké:ha (Kanyenkeha or Mohawk language) for "a boat is in the water / is actively submerged"] is a waterfall on the Mohawk River shared by the city of Cohoes and the town of Waterford, New York.

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