Shining Cloud Falls is a 17-foot waterfall on Carp River in Gogebic County, Michigan, in the Northern Lakes and Forests region. It lies about 19.8 miles north of Wakefield and roughly 105.8 miles east of Duluth as the crow flies.
At 17 feet it is on the modest side for Michigan, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 20 feet; it ranks 70th 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. Carp River carries 3 recorded waterfalls, and Shining Cloud Falls is the tallest of them.
Gogebic County holds 44 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Big Carp Falls, is under a mile away. Bathtub Falls, an 8-foot segmented waterfall, is under a mile away. Traders Falls, 6 feet high, is about 1.2 miles away.
Shining Cloud Falls is located at 46.7585° N, 89.8712° 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.