Little Trap Falls is a 40-foot waterfall on Anderson Creek in Ontonagon County, Michigan, in the Northern Lakes and Forests region. It lies about 17 miles southwest of Ontonagon and roughly 120.9 miles east of Duluth as the crow flies.
At 40 feet it stands in the tallest quarter of Michigan’s 116 waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 23rd; the typical Michigan waterfall is about 20 feet. By form it is a fan, spreading out horizontally as it falls and staying in contact with the rock.
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.
Ontonagon County holds 31 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Sandhill Creek Falls, a cascade waterfall, is about 3.2 miles away. Hidden Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 3.2 miles away. Nonesuch Falls, a 12-foot slide waterfall, is about 5.3 miles away.
Little Trap Falls is located at 46.6903° N, 89.5568° 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 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.