Prickett Dam Falls
Prickett Dam forms a large, log-strewn retaining lake on the north end of Baraga Plains. Water shoots out of the steel-and-cement wall, forming a powerful and blatantly artificial plunge of water. This is the last drop along the river before it flows into the Portage near Chassell.
Directions
Take M-38 out of Baraga and turn left on Prickett Dam Road at 9.5 miles. The road goes straight down to the dam while the main route bends sharp to the right on its way to Silver Mountain. Park at the end of the road at the chain link fence and head down to the dam to see the manmade plunge.
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Visits
Seen in August.
Prickett Dam does not really have a waterfall, though. The heavy, industrial steel dam holds back a log-filled reservoir and water pours down its face onto a cement bed. The water rushing down the dam looked fairly powerful and cool but it was a very artificial drop.
Comments
2 comments
You need to be more specifically with those roads. Are they black top or gravel? It is frustrating me that many of your waterfalls are not specific on roads especially for motorcycle.
Hmm...I'll bite...
Take M38 out of Baraga (only goes out one direction).... ( paved )
Turn left on Prickett Dam Rd.. ( gravel ) 9 and one half miles to the end....
( yup , ...what he said )
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