West Branch Falls is a waterfall on West Branch Huron River in Baraga County, Michigan, in the Northern Lakes and Forests region, with a total height of about 42 feet. It lies about 18.1 miles east of L’Anse as the crow flies.
At 42 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Michigan’s 116 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 22nd; the typical Michigan waterfall is about 20 feet. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 3 drops.
The Northern Lakes and Forests are a glaciated landscape of pine, spruce, aspen and northern hardwoods dotted with thousands of lakes and wetlands. Rivers step down over ancient bedrock ledges, with dark, tannin-stained water pouring over rock. West Branch Huron River carries 4 recorded waterfalls, and West Branch Falls is the tallest of them.
There are 53 recorded waterfalls in Baraga County. Big Falls, a 20-foot segmented waterfall, is about 1 miles away. East Branch Falls, is about 1.5 miles away. East Branch Falls, is about 1.7 miles away.
West Branch Falls is located at 46.8389° N, 88.0904° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.