Tobacco Falls is a 6-foot waterfall on Tobacco River in Keweenaw County, Michigan, in the Northern Lakes and Forests region. It lies about 13.8 miles east of Laurium as the crow flies.
At 6 feet it is one of the lowest falls in the state’s records: of the 116 Michigan waterfalls with a documented height only 3 are shorter, while the typical Michigan waterfall stands around 20 feet. The tallest single drop is 3 feet. 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.
Keweenaw County holds 19 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Eister Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 9.3 miles away. Queen Anne Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 11.7 miles away. Haven Falls, a 38-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 11.8 miles away.
Tobacco Falls is located at 47.2317° N, 88.1491° 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.