About Superior Falls
Superior Falls was a rare interstate waterfall as it was shared between the states of Wisconsin and Michigan since it flowed on the Montreal River, which defined the border between the states near the southern shores of Lake Superior. This turned out to be one of the easiest waterfalls for us to visit during our Great Lakes Trip because it was barely a couple minutes walk from the trailhead to the view you see pictured above. That said, we did notice trails going in opposite directions leading to the bottom and the top of the gorge so there was the option of extending a visit here. In any case, the main drop of the waterfall was said to be 60ft tall. Apparently, there were more tiers, but we didn’t do them so we can’t comment more. The trails and lookouts were all on the Michigan side. It didn’t seem like the Wisconsin side was accessible.
When we first arrived at the trailhead (see directions below), we saw right away that there was hydroelectric infrastructure. That kind of dampened any desires that we had of extending the excursion beyond witnessing the main waterfall, as we were less inclined to stick around when the main attraction was more or less adversely impacted. That said, the power company running the hydro infrastructure here was said to be required to maintain a minimum flow rate (about 20 cubic feet per second). When we saw the waterfall, it seemed to have decent flow. I guess without this requirement, this waterfall could very well disappear completely (like so many other waterfalls sacrificed in the name of dams) so this was another one of those exercises in compromise between economic development and a healthy environment.
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