White City Falls is a 12-foot waterfall on Middle Branch Escanaba River in Marquette County, Michigan, in the Northern Lakes and Forests region. It lies about 6.5 miles south of West Ishpeming and roughly 130.1 miles north 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. By form it is a block waterfall, wider than it is tall, spilling over a broad ledge.
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. Middle Branch Escanaba River carries 2 recorded waterfalls, and White City Falls is the tallest of them.
Marquette County holds 77 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Second City Falls, a punchbowl waterfall, is under a mile away. Black River Falls, a 20-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 3.2 miles away. Ely Falls, a tiered waterfall, is about 3.7 miles away.
White City Falls is located at 46.3901° N, 87.7191° 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.