Nimikon Falls is a 15-foot waterfall on Presque Isle River in Ontonagon County, Michigan, in the Northern Lakes and Forests region. It lies about 9.9 miles northeast of Wakefield and roughly 107.5 miles east of Duluth as the crow flies.
At 15 feet it is on the modest side for Michigan, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 20 feet; it ranks 71st of 116. By form it is a segmented waterfall, splitting into two or more separate streams as it falls.
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. Presque Isle River carries 8 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 25 feet.
Ontonagon County holds 31 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Minnewawa Falls, a segmented waterfall, is under a mile away. Ogima Falls, a 10-foot cascade waterfall, is about 4.1 miles away. Ogimakwe Falls, a 15-foot tiered waterfall, is about 4.2 miles away.
Nimikon Falls is located at 46.6049° N, 89.8533° 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.