Lower Carp Falls
Michigan · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Lower Carp Falls is 143 cfs today, around its seasonal average.
Expect dry conditions today — don't drive out for this one. Flow is at 111 cfs (bottom 0% of the last 30 days, vs. 143.9 cfs average). The 7-day NOAA forecast shows no significant rain.
Right now
Streamflow
143 cfs
DEAD RIVER AT MARQUETTE, · 36m ago
Overnight
57°F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
74°F
Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:25 AM · Sunset 9:26 PM · 15h 1m
Snapshot built 9m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS MQT.
No verified photo yet
Lower Carp Falls is a waterfall in Marquette County, Michigan. Height has not been officially recorded. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Lower Carp Falls sits in Marquette County, Michigan. The base sits at roughly 1,076 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 5 minutes from Trowbridge Park. A trail — Carp River Falls — runs within 30 meters of the marked location. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. It draws modest visitor attention — busier weekends, quiet weekdays. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 04044003 · 5 mi away
DEAD RIVER AT MARQUETTE, MI
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30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 175 cfs · 63% of last year — significantly drier
Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Carp Falls (this page) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Falls | 0 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Lower Morgan Meadows Falls | 2 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Meadows Falls | 2 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Trestle Falls | 5 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Dead River Falls | 5 mi | — | — | — | — |
Questions visitors ask about Lower Carp Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
How far is Lower Carp Falls from a major city?
Lower Carp Falls is 4 miles from Trowbridge Park (about 5 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
46.5039, -87.4463
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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