Upper Dead River Falls
located along Dead River
- Falls:
- 7
- Water Flow:
- 7
- Region:
- 8
- Walk:
- 6
- Drive:
- 4
- Description:
- A tall, rocky, varied waterfall below Mc Clure Dam surrounded by jagged dark bedrock.
- Location:
- Marquette County at 46°33' 6.93" N, 87°31' 0.29" W (map)
- Nearby Falls:
- Mc Clure Dam Falls (0.1 miles), Trestle Falls (0.5 miles), Upper Reany Falls (1.7 miles), Holyoke Falls (2 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 around the falls is very rocky. Hills surrounding the river are mostly logged out.
- Trail:
- 15 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. Follow the river as close as possible to view the falls, and ford the river for the best views. - Drive:
- 1 hour 51 mins from Houghton, MI (change)
Driving Directions
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