Rhine Falls

Also known as Rheinfall, Schaffhausen falls on the Rhie

waterfall on the Rhein River in Switzerland

Key facts

Location: On the border between the cantons of Schaffhausen and Zurich , near the town of Schaffhausen , in northern Switzerland
Type: Segmented Block
Elevation: 364 m (1,194 ft)
Total height: 23 metres (75 ft)
Total width: 150 metres (490 ft)
Watercourse: Rhine
Average flow rate: 250 m /s (8,800 cu ft/s) during winter, 600 m /s (21,000 cu ft/s) during summer

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Wikidata facts

Elevation: 369
Official website: www.rheinfall.ch
Image: Chutes du Rhin - Octobre 2021.jpg
Height: 23
Width: 1500

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The Rhine Falls (German: Rheinfall [ˈraɪnfal] / Swiss German: Rhyfall [ˈriːfal], a singular noun) is a waterfall on the High Rhine in Switzerland. It is the most powerful waterfall in Europe and a popular tourist attraction.

The falls are located on the border between the cantons of Schaffhausen (SH) and Zurich (ZH), between the municipalities of Neuhausen am Rheinfall (SH) and Laufen-Uhwiesen/Dachsen (ZH), ca. 3 km (1.9 mi) south of the town of Schaffhausen and close to the border with Germany.