Aspetuck Falls is a waterfall on East Aspetuck River in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 20 feet. It lies about 0.2 miles west of New Preston and roughly 17.7 miles northwest of Waterbury as the crow flies.
At 20 feet it is on the modest side for Connecticut, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 25 feet; it ranks 30th of 53. The water comes down as a plunge, where the water drops vertically and loses contact with the rock face.
The Northeastern Highlands are the mountains of northern New England and the Adirondacks, with spruce-fir on the summits and northern hardwood forest of maple, beech and birch below, and countless lakes and boulder-strewn brooks. Fast mountain streams drop over granite and gneiss ledges in chains of falls and pools.
There are 20 recorded waterfalls in Northwest Hills Planning Region. Caroline Glen Cascade, is about 6.8 miles away. Kent Falls, a 250-foot tiered waterfall, is about 7.4 miles away. Thayer Brook Cascades, 6 feet high, is about 7.9 miles away.
Aspetuck Falls is located at 41.6758° N, 73.3557° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.