Falls River
The Falls River flows through Baraga County on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and enters Lake Superior at L’Anse Bay on the shoreline of L’Anse. The stream drains forested uplands south of the bay, dropping across a short series of rock ledges and small gorges before reaching Lake Superior.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Northern Natural Pipeline and Baraga State Park.
Northern Natural Pipeline
Northern Natural Gas is a natural gas pipeline which brings gas from the Permian Basin in Texas to the Chicago area, Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is owned by MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company. Its FERC code is 59.Baraga State Park
Park
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Baraga State Park is a public recreation area covering 56 acres on the shore of Lake Superior's Keweenaw Bay in Baraga County, Michigan. The state park sits along Route 41 on the south side of the village of Baraga. Baraga State Park is situated 2 miles west of Falls River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include L’Anse and Baraga.
L’Anse
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L'Anse is a village in and the county seat of Baraga County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,874 at the 2020 census. The village is located within L'Anse Township in the Upper Peninsula and partially inside the L'Anse Indian Reservation.
Baraga
Village
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Baraga is a village in Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,883 at the 2020 census. The village is named after Bishop Frederic Baraga. Baraga is situated 2 miles northwest of Falls River.
Zeba
Village
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Zeba is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP had a population of 397 at the 2020 census. Zeba is situated 3½ miles northeast of Falls River.
Falls River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Baraga, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Falls River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Falls”
- Cebuano: “Falls River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Falls”
- Venetian: “Falls”
- Welsh: “Afon Falls”
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