Chapel Falls is a waterfall on Section Creek in Alger County, Michigan, in the Northern Lakes and Forests region, with a total height of about 60 feet. It lies about 12.7 miles northeast of Munising as the crow flies.
At 60 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 116 Michigan waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 9th. The water comes down as a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 2 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.
There are 30 recorded waterfalls in Alger County. Waterfall 12 mi NE of Munising, is about 1.1 miles away. Chapel Beach Falls, a 10-foot slide waterfall, is about 1.3 miles away. Mosquito Falls, a 13-foot tiered waterfall, is about 1.8 miles away.
Chapel Falls is located at 46.5289° N, 86.4443° 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 exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.