D.E.W. Falls is a waterfall on Gumbottom Creek in Transylvania County, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge region. It lies about 19.3 miles southwest of Brevard and roughly 37.9 miles northwest of Greenville as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
The Blue Ridge is the highest part of the southern Appalachians, a range of forested peaks and coves with oak, hickory, tulip poplar and hemlock and spruce-fir on the summits, in one of the wettest climates in the East. Steep mountain streams drop over granite, gneiss and quartzite ledges, giving the region hundreds of waterfalls. Gumbottom Creek carries 4 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Transylvania County holds 133 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Johns Jump Falls, a 25-foot fan waterfall, is under a mile away. Slippery Witch Falls, an 80-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Tumblin’ Fun Falls, a 185-foot tiered waterfall, is under a mile away.
D.E.W. Falls is located at 35.0681° N, 83.0095° 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 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.