Drewsville Gorge is a waterfall on Cold River in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, in the Northeastern Highlands region, with a total height of about 30 feet. It lies about 1.9 miles southwest of Alstead and roughly 48.1 miles west of Manchester as the crow flies.
At 30 feet it is taller than the typical New Hampshire waterfall of about 30 feet, ranking 55th of 115 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another.
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. Cold River carries 2 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 60 feet.
There are 13 recorded waterfalls in Cheshire County. Twin Falls, a 16-foot tiered waterfall, is about 3.4 miles away across the state line in Vermont. Upper Twin Falls, is about 3.5 miles away across the state line in Vermont. Saxtons River Falls, a 15-foot block waterfall, is about 6 miles away across the state line in Vermont.
Drewsville Gorge is located at 43.1322° N, 72.3900° 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 exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.