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Wagner Falls Scenic Site

Coordinates: 46°23′16″N 86°38′47″W / 46.38778°N 86.64639°W / 46.38778; -86.64639
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Wagner Falls
Wagner Falls
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LocationAlger County, Michigan
Coordinates46°23′16″N 86°38′47″W / 46.38778°N 86.64639°W / 46.38778; -86.64639
TypeCascade
Number of drops3
WatercourseWagner Creek

The Wagner Falls Scenic Site is a Michigan State Park, located in central Alger County, Upper Michigan. The 23-acre (0.1 km2) state scenic area protects Wagner Falls.[1]

Geography

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The Wagner Falls Scenic Site is 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Munising, in Munising Township, near the junction of Michigan highways M-28 and M-94.[1] It is operated by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Wagner Falls

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Wagner Falls is a cascade created by Wagner Creek as it falls over a stratum of erosion-resistant dolomite.

The creek drops into a shallow gorge containing the Anna River. The Anna River then flows northward into Lake Superior.

Entrance to the park

References

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  1. ^ a b Michigan Atlas and Gazetteer (10th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 2002.
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