Gabbro Falls is a 60-foot waterfall on Black River in Gogebic County, Michigan, in the Northern Lakes and Forests region. It lies about 3.1 miles northwest of Wakefield and roughly 102.1 miles east of Duluth as the crow flies.
At 60 feet it is among the ten tallest of the 116 Michigan waterfalls with a recorded height, ranking 9th. By form it is 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. Black River carries 8 recorded waterfalls, and Gabbro Falls is the tallest of them.
Gogebic County holds 44 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Neepikon Falls, is under a mile away. Root Beer Falls, an 8-foot segmented waterfall, is about 3.2 miles away. Powder Horn Falls, a 52-foot tiered waterfall, is about 4.3 miles away.
Gabbro Falls is located at 46.5020° N, 89.9925° 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.