Manakiki Falls is a waterfall on Maple Creek in Gogebic County, Michigan, in the Northern Lakes and Forests region, with a total height of about 25 feet. It lies about 11.4 miles north of Bessemer and roughly 95 miles east of Duluth as the crow flies.
At 25 feet it is taller than the typical Michigan waterfall of about 20 feet, ranking 43rd of 116 with a recorded height. The water comes down as a slide, where the water glides down a smooth, inclined rock surface.
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 44 recorded waterfalls in Gogebic County. Waterfall 11 mi N of Bessemer, is under a mile away. Maple Creek Falls, is under a mile away. Algonquin Falls, is about 2.4 miles away.
Manakiki Falls is located at 46.6412° N, 90.1124° 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.