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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.rheinfall.ch
- Image
- Chutes du Rhin - Octobre 2021.jpg
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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.