Nawadaha Falls
Michigan · height not recorded · Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park · Last verified 2026-05-15
Flow at Nawadaha Falls is light today (21 cfs) — visit for the geology, not the volume.
Expect dry conditions today — don't drive out for this one. Flow is at 20.1 cfs (bottom 7% of the last 30 days, vs. 28.3 cfs average). The 7-day NOAA forecast shows no significant rain.
Right now
Streamflow
20.7 cfs
BLACK RIVER NEAR BESSEMER, · 44m ago
Overnight
55°F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
69°F
Sunny
Today's daylight
Sunrise 6:28 AM · Sunset 9:44 PM · 15h 16m
Snapshot built 6m ago. Sources: USGS · NWS MQT.
Nawadaha Falls is a waterfall in Gogebic 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.
Nawadaha Falls sits in Gogebic County, Michigan. It drops along Nawadaha Falls is a waterfall on the Presque Isle River. The falls are inside Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. The base sits at roughly 745 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 22 minutes from Wakefield. A trail — North Country Trail — runs within 20 meters of the marked location. No public parking is recorded within 2 km, so a longer approach is likely. This is one of the more frequently visited falls in the state by our popularity model. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Entry is free. Dogs on leash are welcome on the access trail.
Nawadaha Falls is a waterfall on the Presque Isle River and is located in the Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park in Gogebic County, Michigan. The falls has a drop of approximately 15 feet and a crest of 50–150 feet. It is above both Manido Falls and Manabezho Falls. Access to this waterfall requires climbing some rugged trails.
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 04031000 · 13.9 mi away
BLACK RIVER NEAR BESSEMER, MI
— Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.
View live discharge data →
30-day streamflow
Below 30-day average↻ Same date last year: 71.6 cfs · 28% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nawadaha Falls (this page) | — | — | — | Y | Free |
| Manido Falls | 0 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Manabezho Falls | 1 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Iagoo Falls | 3 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Iagoo Falls | 3 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
| Lepisto Falls | 3 mi | — | — | Y | Free |
Questions visitors ask about Nawadaha Falls
Answers built from our structured data. If a question isn't here, the fact is unverified — we'd rather omit than guess.
Is Nawadaha Falls in a national or state park?
Yes — Nawadaha Falls is inside Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park. We inferred this from OpenStreetMap protected-area polygons; if you find we got the boundary wrong, please report it. See the park page for fees, hours, and current conditions.
Can I bring my dog to Nawadaha Falls?
Yes — dogs are allowed (Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park permits leashed dogs in most areas). Inferred from park type; check the official site for trail-specific restrictions. Always leash and pack out waste.
Is there a fee to visit Nawadaha Falls?
No entrance fee. Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park is free to access. Some trailheads may charge a parking fee separately.
How far is Nawadaha Falls from a major city?
Nawadaha Falls is 16 miles from Wakefield (about 22 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
46.6996, -89.9734
Sources and live status
Where we got the data, and where to check current conditions before you drive.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawadaha_Falls
Wikidata (Q38275)
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38275
GeoNames (5003265)
https://www.geonames.org/5003265/
Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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