Lower Carp Falls
Michigan · height not recorded · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Lower Carp Falls is 339 cfs today, around its seasonal average.
Right now
Streamflow
339 cfs
DEAD RIVER AT MARQUETTE, · 1h ago
Overnight
54°F
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Saturday
71°F
Partly Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:56 AM · Sunset 9:43 PM · 15h 47m
Snapshot built 7m 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.
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
Near 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 227 cfs · 155% of last year — significantly wetter
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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