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| Rhine Falls | |
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| German: Rheinfall | |
 Rhine Falls with Rheinfall Bridge and Laufen Castle | |
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| Location | On the border between the cantons of Schaffhausen and Zürich next to Schaffhausen, in northern Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 47°40′40″N 8°36′54″E / 47.67778°N 8.61503°E |
| Type | Segmented Block |
| Elevation | 364 m (1,194 ft) |
| Total height | 23 metres (75 ft)[1] |
| Number of drops | 1 |
| Total width | 150 metres (490 ft)[1] |
| Watercourse | Rhine |
| Average flow rate | 250 m3/s (8,800 cu ft/s) during winter, 600 m3/s (21,000 cu ft/s) during summer [1] |
The Rhine Falls (German: Rheinfall [ˈʁaɪnfal] , a singular noun) is a waterfall located in Switzerland and the most powerful waterfall in Europe.[2][3][1] The falls are located on the High Rhine on the border between the cantons of Schaffhausen (SH) and Zürich (ZH), between the municipalities of Neuhausen am Rheinfall (SH) and Laufen-Uhwiesen/Dachsen (ZH), next to the town of Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland.
The falls are 150 metres (490 ft) wide and 23 metres (75 ft) high. In the winter months, the average water flow is 250 m3/s (8,800 cu ft/s), while in the summer, the average water flow is 600 m3/s (21,000 cu ft/s). The highest flow ever measured was 1,250 cubic metres per second (44,000 cu ft/s) in 1965, and the lowest, 95 cubic metres per second (3,400 cu ft/s) in 1921.[1]
- ^ a b c d e "Facts & figures". Schaffhausen, Switzerland: Interessensgemeinschaft Rheinfall. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Northeast Switzerland". Berlitz:Switzerland Pocket Guide. Princeton, NJ: Berlitz Publishing Company. April 1999. p. 39. ISBN 2-8315-7159-6.
- ^ "Lakes and Rivers" (official site). Berne, Switzerland: Presence Switzerland. Retrieved 18 November 2017.