Chippewa Falls is a 10-foot waterfall on Black River in Gogebic County, Michigan, in the Northern Lakes and Forests region. It lies about 8.2 miles north of Bessemer and roughly 96.7 miles east of Duluth as the crow flies.
At 10 feet it is on the modest side for Michigan, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 20 feet; it ranks 90th of 116. By form it is 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. Black River carries 8 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 60 feet.
Gogebic County holds 44 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Algonquin Falls, is about 1.3 miles away. Great Conglomerate Falls, a 30-foot segmented waterfall, is about 2.7 miles away. Potawatomi Falls, a 40-foot tiered waterfall, is about 3.1 miles away.
Chippewa Falls is located at 46.5986° N, 90.0830° 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 position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.