Copper Adit Falls is a waterfall on Owl Creek in Keweenaw County, Michigan, in the Northern Lakes and Forests region. It lies about 18 miles northeast of Laurium as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data. By form it is a horsetail, where the water keeps some contact with the bedrock as it falls.
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. Owl Creek carries 2 recorded waterfalls along its course.
Keweenaw County holds 19 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Copper Falls, a tiered waterfall, is under a mile away. Jacob’s Falls, a 40-foot tiered waterfall, is about 2 miles away. Ten Foot falls, a 10-foot cascade waterfall, is about 4.9 miles away.
Copper Adit Falls is located at 47.4374° N, 88.1963° 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.