Fumee Falls is a waterfall on Fumee Creek in Dickinson County, Michigan, in the Northern Lakes and Forests region, with a total height of about 25 feet. It lies about 0.5 miles east of Quinnesec and roughly 89 miles north of Green Bay 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 tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another. It falls in 3 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.
There are 7 recorded waterfalls in Dickinson County. Little Quinnesec Falls, a dam waterfall, is about 2.3 miles away across the state line in Wisconsin. Hydraulic Dam Falls, a dam waterfall, is about 3.3 miles away. Big Quinnesec Falls, is about 3.3 miles away.
Fumee Falls is located at 45.8065° N, 87.9784° 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.