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Falls River (Michigan)

Coordinates: 46°45′25″N 88°27′25″W / 46.75688°N 88.45708°W / 46.75688; -88.45708
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Falls River
Falls River (Michigan) is located in Michigan
Falls River (Michigan)
Falls River (Michigan) is located in the United States
Falls River (Michigan)
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationL'Anse Township, Baraga County, Michigan
 • coordinates46°42′33″N 88°28′35″W / 46.7091°N 88.47652°W / 46.7091; -88.47652[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Lake Superior, Michigan
 • coordinates
46°45′25″N 88°27′25″W / 46.75688°N 88.45708°W / 46.75688; -88.45708
Length5.1 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

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  1. ^ "Falls River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed January 3, 2012
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