The Wagner Falls Scenic Site is a Michigan State Park, located in central

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, Upper

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. The 23-acre (0.1 km²) state scenic area protects

Wagner Falls Wagner Falls is a waterfall on Wagner Creek near Munising, in Alger County, Michigan, Alger County, Upper Michigan. They are in the Wagner Falls Scenic Site, a List of Michigan state parks, Michigan State Park of the Michigan Department of Natur ...

Geography

The Wagner Falls Scenic Site is south of

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, in Munising Township, near the junction of Michigan highways M-28 and

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. It is operated by the

Michigan Department of Natural Resources The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the agency of the state of Michigan charged with maintaining natural resources such as state parks, state forests, and recreation areas. It is governed by a director appointed by the Governor a ...

Wagner Falls

is a cascade created by Wagner Creek as it falls over a stratum of erosion-resistant

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. The creek drops into a shallow gorge containing the Anna River. The Anna River then flows northward into

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References

External links

Michigan Department of Natural Resources — Wagner Falls Scenic Site
State parks of Michigan Protected areas of Alger County, Michigan {{AlgerCountyMI-geo-stub