Red Streaks in Upper Tahquamenon Falls, Michigan

Red streaks are visible in the water at the top of Upper Tahquamenon Falls, a 48-foot (14-meter) waterfall in Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the upper peninsula of Michigan. The upper falls are more than 200 feet (60 meters) across. The water of the Tahquamenon River appears brown or red because of tannic acid that results from the organic material generated by the cedar, hemlock and spruce forests along the river.

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Red streaks are visible in the water at the top of Upper Tahquamenon Falls, a 48-foot (14-meter) waterfall in Tahquamenon Falls State Park in the upper peninsula of Michigan. The upper falls are more than 200 feet (60 meters) across. The water of the Tahquamenon River appears brown or red because of tannic acid that results from the organic material generated by the cedar, hemlock and spruce forests along the river.