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The Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness is a 14,729-acre (59.61 km 2) unit within the Ottawa National Forest. It is located in Baraga County and Houghton County within the U.S. state of Michigan . The wilderness is accessible from M-28 , which runs south of the unit in a west-to-east direction.
Gorge Falls Sandstone Falls. At Gorge Falls, , the Black River constricts to about seven feet (2.1 m) across and drops 20 feet (6.1 m) into a steep gorge, creating masses of foam as the water falls against the rocks below. Sandstone Falls drops a total of 25 feet (7.6 m) in two sections, a five-foot (1.5 m) initial drop (pictured) and a 20-foot ...
The wilderness also includes a 15-foot (4.6 m) waterfall, Rock River Falls, and a shallow 13-acre (53,000 m 2) lake, Ginpole Lake. Both waterways, the waterfall, and the lake are all part of the Lake Superior drainage basin. [2] [3] Large fauna within the Rock River Canyon Wilderness includes the black bear and the whitetail deer.
During 1947–48, the Michigan State Highway Department (MSHD) contracted for the construction of eleven different trunkline bridges in the Upper Peninsula. [2] Five of these bridges were required because of reconstruction to US 41. The Canyon Falls Bridge was designated Bridge No. B2 of 7-4-5 C2 by the MSHD.
The upper falls are about a mile upstream from the middle falls and require scrambling up the creek or climbing down a canyon wall to view. The fourth falls which is "Triple falls" can be viewed from several vantage points on the upper trails in the canyon. The Oneonta Gorge was first photographed by Carleton Emmons Watkins, a native of Oneonta ...
A trail follows the rim of the canyon offering hikers views of the falls and its geology. The gorge is 3 miles (4.8 km) long; the river drops 370 feet (110 m) in this distance boasting 130 feet (40 m) walls. [1] Gulf Hagas is one of 14 National Natural Landmarks in the State of Maine, [2] and is open to the public for a fee during the regular ...
Snake River Canyon is a canyon formed by the Snake River in the Magic Valley region of southern Idaho, forming part of the boundary between Twin Falls County to the south and Jerome County to the north. The canyon ranges up to 500 feet (150 meters) deep and 0.25 miles (0.40 kilometers) wide, and runs for just over 50 miles. [1]
Canyon Falls may refer to: Canyon Falls, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Lee County; Canyon Falls Bridge, Michigan, in L'Anse Township, Michigan; Canyon Falls (Washington), on the South Fork Skykomish River