Rapid River Falls is a 12-foot waterfall on Rapid River in Delta County, Michigan, in the Northern Lakes and Forests region. It lies about 11.7 miles north of Gladstone and roughly 115.2 miles northeast of Green Bay as the crow flies.
At 12 feet it is on the modest side for Michigan, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 20 feet; it ranks 83rd of 116. The tallest single drop is 6 feet. By form it is a tiered waterfall, falling in several distinct steps one after another.
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. Rapid River carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and Rapid River Falls is the tallest of them.
Delta County holds 6 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Haymeadows Falls, a 3-foot block waterfall, is about 6.3 miles away. Hunters Brook Falls, is about 12.2 miles away. Rose Falls (West), is about 12.8 miles away.
Rapid River Falls is located at 46.0199° N, 86.9877° 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.