Mc Clure Dam Falls
located along Dead River
- Falls:
- 6
- Water Flow:
- 7
- Region:
- 7
- Walk:
- 7
- Drive:
- 4
- Description:
- Tall cement spillway for the Mc Clure Dam dropping onto hard bedrock and several decent waterfalls below.
- Location:
- Marquette County at 46°33' 7.52" N, 87°31' 10.56" W (map)
- Nearby Falls:
- Upper Dead River Falls (0.1 miles), Trestle Falls (0.6 miles), Upper Reany Falls (1.8 miles), Holyoke Falls (2.1 miles)
- Area:
- The top of the dam is fenced off, but you can see both the basin and falls below from the parking spot. Several testing sites are near the bottom of the falls, and the area downstream of the falls is very rocky. Hills surrounding the river are mostly logged out.
- Trail:
- 5 minutes one-way
Follow the road away from the dam until you reach the yellow gate on the right side. Follow this until you reach the buried water pipe for the dam, then go right back to the bottom of the dam. Rough trails lead downstream to more falls. - Drive:
- 1 hour 51 mins from Houghton, MI (change)
Driving Directions
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