All Saints' Waterfalls, Büttenstein Waterfalls Allerheiligen-Wasserfälle, Büttensteiner Wasserfälle | |
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Location | Oppenau, Northern Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg |
Coordinates | 48°31′49″N 8°11′20″E / 48.5303°N 8.1889°E |
Elevation | 574 m |
Number of drops | 7 |
Total width | 5 m |
Watercourse | Grindenbach / |
Average flow rate | 0.20 m3/s |
The All Saints Waterfalls (German: Allerheiligen-Wasserfälle) are located in the Black Forest on the territory of the town of Oppenau in the German state of Baden-Württemberg at an elevation of about 500 m above NN. The Lierbach stream, also called the Grindenbach, cascades, as a natural waterfall, down seven steps, a total drop of 83 metres. Due to the scouring of the rocks under the cataract which have formed basin-like holes known as Gumpen or kolks), the falls are also called the Büttensteiner Waterfalls ("Tub Stone" waterfalls) or Sieben Bütten ("Seven Tubs").