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Steinsdalsfossen (also called Øvsthusfossen or Øfsthusfossen) is a waterfall at Øvsthus in the eastern part of the village of Steine in Kvam Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The waterfall is located about west of the large village of Norheimsund which sits along the Hardangerfjorden.

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Steinsdalsfossen is visited by 300,000 tourists each year
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Steinsdalsfossen (also called Øvsthusfossen or Øfsthusfossen) is a waterfall at Øvsthus in the eastern part of the village of Steine in Kvam Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The waterfall is located about west of the large village of Norheimsund which sits along the Hardangerfjorden.

The waterfall is one of the most visited tourist sites in Norway. From the parking lot, the path goes along the waterfall, up a hill, and behind it where visitors can walk "into" the rumbling water. Steinsdalsfossen is high, with a main drop of , and has the greatest volume when the snow melts in May and June. Steinsdalsfossen is part of the Fosselva river that comes from the water of the lake Myklavatnet, located above sea level in the mountains above the waterfall and flows down into the main Steindalselvi river which flows into the Hardangerfjorden.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Steinsdalsfossen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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