Traders Falls is a waterfall on Little Carp River in Gogebic County, Michigan, in the Northern Lakes and Forests region, with a total height of about 6 feet. It lies about 19.2 miles north of Wakefield and roughly 104.8 miles east of Duluth as the crow flies.
At 6 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 116 Michigan waterfalls with a documented height only 3 are shorter, while the typical Michigan waterfall stands around 20 feet.
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. Little Carp River carries 4 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 12 feet.
There are 44 recorded waterfalls in Gogebic County. Bathtub Falls, an 8-foot segmented waterfall, is about 1.1 miles away. Big Carp Falls, is about 1.1 miles away. Explorers Falls, a 12-foot cascade waterfall, is about 1.1 miles away.
Traders Falls is located at 46.7514° N, 89.8935° 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.