Middlebury Falls
Vermont · 18-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Middlebury Falls is at 787 cfs of flow today, on the upper end of typical conditions.
Right now
Streamflow
787 cfs
OTTER CREEK AT MIDDLEBURY, · 47m ago
Overnight
60°F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
86°F
Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:09 AM · Sunset 8:36 PM · 15h 27m
Snapshot built 7m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS BTV.
Middlebury Falls is a waterfall in Vermont. It drops roughly 18 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 04282500 · 0.1 mi away
OTTER CREEK AT MIDDLEBURY, VT
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30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 1,620 cfs · 52% of last year — significantly drier
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlebury Falls (this page) | — | 18 ft | — | — | — |
| Bittersweet Falls | 3 mi | 20 ft | — | — | — |
| Dog Team Falls | 3 mi | 7 ft | — | — | — |
| Huntington Falls | 4 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Abbey Pond Cascades (lower) | 4 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Abbey Pond Cascades (upper) | 4 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
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Questions visitors ask about Middlebury Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How tall is Middlebury Falls?
Middlebury Falls is 18 feet (5.5 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Middlebury Falls from a major city?
Middlebury Falls is 1 miles from Middlebury (about 1 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
44.0136, -73.1689
Sources and live status
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Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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