Last updated: January 7, 2025
Place
A Tumbling Cascade Wayside
Sable Falls is an example of a "cascade" waterfall -- one that flows downhill over ledges or short cliffs like a series of steps.
The kind of rock that water flows over and how it erodes helps shape the way a waterfall looks. Sable Falls tumbles 75 feet over sandstone of varying hardness on its way to Lake Superior. Some of this rock is estimated to be at least 1 billion years old!
All Shapes and Sizes
There are a wide variety of waterfalls throughout the park. Some are large, plunging waterfalls, like Munising Falls at the western end of the park. Others are small, unnamed trickles.
The kind of rock that water flows over and how it erodes helps shape the way a waterfall looks. Sable Falls tumbles 75 feet over sandstone of varying hardness on its way to Lake Superior. Some of this rock is estimated to be at least 1 billion years old!
All Shapes and Sizes
There are a wide variety of waterfalls throughout the park. Some are large, plunging waterfalls, like Munising Falls at the western end of the park. Others are small, unnamed trickles.