Manabezho Falls is a waterfall on the
Presque Isle River and is located in the
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park
The Porcupine Mountains, or Porkies, are a group of small mountains spanning the northwestern Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Ontonagon and Gogebic counties, near the shore of Lake Superior. The Porcupine Mountains were named by the native ...
in
Gogebic County
Gogebic County ( ) is the westernmost county in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan, and the westernmost in the state as a whole. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 14,380. The county seat is Bessemer. This was historical ...
,
Michigan
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. With a drop of approximately 25 feet and a crest of 150 feet, it is the largest of the waterfalls on the river. It is below
Manido Falls
Manido Falls is a waterfall on the Presque Isle River and is located in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Gogebic County, Michigan. With a drop of approximately 15 feet, it is the smallest of the waterfalls on the river. It has ...
and
Nawadaha Falls
Nawadaha Falls is a waterfall on the Presque Isle River and is located in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Gogebic County, Michigan
Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Up ...
. The name Manabezho refers to an
Ojibway spirit god. A view of the falls is easily accessible by trail.
References
Great Lakes Waterfalls
Protected areas of Gogebic County, Michigan
Waterfalls of Michigan
Landforms of Gogebic County, Michigan
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