Great Falls
Great Falls is a waterfall formed along the Housatonic River at Falls Village in the town of Canaan amidst Connecticut's Litchfield Hills. Great Falls is the highest volume waterfall in the state, though a great deal of its potential water volume is diverted immediately upstream during most of the year for hydro-electric power generation.
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- Waterfall
- …lies at an elevation of 643 feet (196 metres)
- …stands 49 feet (15 metres) tall
- Description: waterfall in Canaan, Connecticut
- Also known as“Canaan Falls”“Fishing Falls”“Great Falls of the Connecticut”“Housatonic Falls”“Turner’s Falls”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Lime Rock Park and Regional High School.
Lime Rock Park
Lime Rock Park is a natural-terrain motorsport road…
2½ miles south of Great Falls
Regional High School
Housatonic Valley Regional High School is a public…
2 miles south of Great Falls
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Falls Village and Salisbury.
Falls Village
Falls Village is a village and census-designated place…
Great Falls
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Latitude
41.96257° or 41° 57′ 45″ north
Longitude
-73.37207° or 73° 22′ 19″ west
Open location code
87H8XJ7H+25
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
“Great Falls” goes by many names.
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Cascades Great (Housatonic)Catalan
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