Falls River (Michigan)

Falls River
Main source

L'Anse Township, Baraga County, Michigan

46°42′33″N 88°28′35″W / 46.7091°N 88.47652°W / 46.7091; -88.47652[1]
River mouth

Lake Superior, Michigan

46°45′25″N 88°27′25″W / 46.75688°N 88.45708°W / 46.75688; -88.45708Coordinates: 46°45′25″N 88°27′25″W / 46.75688°N 88.45708°W / 46.75688; -88.45708
Length 5.1 mi (8.2 km)

The Falls River is a 5.1-mile-long (8.2 km)[2] stream that drains Baraga County in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States, and flows into Lake Superior in the community of L'Anse. Its name derives from the fact that it flows over slate bedrock with a gradient (rate of descent) that increases as it nears its mouth, cascading over numerous slate waterfalls.

The Falls is a picturesque stream that has been run by expert kayakers numerous times. As a whitewater stream, it rates a class 4+ on the International Scale of River Difficulty.

References

  1. ↑ "Falls River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed January 3, 2012

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