Dead River Falls
located along Dead River
- Falls:
- 9
- Water Flow:
- 7
- Region:
- 7
- Walk:
- 4
- Drive:
- 7
- Description:
- Impressive set of six waterfalls located on the outskirts of Marquette. Lower drop is a short, cascading drop over dark boulders. Second falls is a varied, multi-tiered drop with a sheer, towering rocky spike on the eastern bank. Third falls is a wide, tall, multi-tiered drop above a convenient bend in the river. Fourth drop is a short spill into a deep pool right above the third falls. Fifth falls is a tall plunge onto hard rocks with a slight cave on the eastern bank. Final falls is past the large pool and bend in the river, and is a tall, jagged, bent cascade under some power lines.
- Location:
- Marquette County at 46°34' 0.79" N, 87°28' 43.7" W (map)
- Nearby Falls:
- Reany Falls (0.5 miles), Holyoke Falls (1.1 miles), Forestville Dam Falls (1.2 miles), Upper Reany Falls (1.3 miles)
- Area:
- Rugged, rocky terrain with networks of trails surrounding the falls. Forest is old with some subsiding into the river. Riverbed is almost completely bedrock.
- Trail:
- 45 minutes one-way
Head up the gated drive near the old power station, turning left shortly after reaching the top along the trail. There's the word 'Falls' with an arrow at this path. Head down and follow the river upstream along the network of trails to view all the falls. Lowermost falls is right below where the trail meets the river, and the uppermost falls is after the large pool and bend in the river, under the powerlines. - Drive:
- 1 hour 49 mins from Houghton, MI (change)
Driving Directions
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