Middlebury Falls
Vermont · 18-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Middlebury Falls is 253 cfs today, around its seasonal average.
Right now
Streamflow
253 cfs
OTTER CREEK AT MIDDLEBURY, · 1h ago
Overnight
65°F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
81°F
Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:36 AM · Sunset 8:22 PM · 14h 46m
Snapshot built 8m 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.
Middlebury Falls is in Vermont. The base sits at roughly 331 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 1 minutes from Middlebury. OpenStreetMap shows a trail within 80 meters of the marked location, though the name isn't recorded. It draws modest visitor attention — busier weekends, quiet weekdays. Source records come from OpenStreetMap.
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: 234 cfs · 112% of last year — similar
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
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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