| Espeland Falls Espelandsfossen | |
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 View of the falls | |
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| Location | Vestland, Norway |
| Coordinates | 60°35′56″N 6°49′21″E / 60.5988313°N 6.822525572°E |
| Type | Tiered Horsetail |
| Elevation | 415 metres (1,362 ft) |
| Total height | 135 metres (443 ft)[1] |
| Number of drops | 2 |
| Longest drop | 90 metres (300 ft) |
| Total width | 46 metres (151 ft) |
| Average width | 24 metres (79 ft) |
| Run | 46 metres (151 ft) |
| Watercourse | Espelandselvi |
| Average flow rate | 3 m3/s (110 cu ft/s) |
Espeland Falls[2][3][4] (Norwegian: Espelandsfossen) is a 135-metre (443 ft) tall waterfall located in the Espeland Valley[5] (Norwegian: Espelandsdalen) in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The falls are located just above large Lake Espeland[6][7] (Norwegian: Espelandsvatnet), near the border of Voss and neighboring municipality of Ulvik.[8]
Due to an urban legend, Espeland Falls is sometimes erroneously claimed to be 2,307 feet (703 m) tall. One theory is that the erroneous information may have originated from a misunderstanding of the concept meters of head in relation to the development of the Espeland River (Norwegian: Espelandselvi) for hydropower. Another theory is that there may have been a mixup with Skrikjofossen in Lofthus, Ullensvang, a 455-metre (1,493 ft) tall waterfall located about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Espeland Falls.
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- ^ Thomas Cook Ltd. 1901. Cook's Handbook to Norway: With the Principal Routes to Sweden and Denmark. London: T. Cook & Son, p. 73.
- ^ "World Waterfall Database". Retrieved 2014-05-20.