Rhine Falls

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The Rhine Falls (Rheinfall in Switzerland ) are the largest plain waterfalls of Europe.

They are located in the High Rhine upper course of the river Rhine, in the municipalities of Neuhausen am Rheinfall and Laufen-Uhwiesen, near the town of Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland and close to the German border. They are 150 m (450 ft) wide and 23 m (75 ft) high. In the winter months, the average water flow is 250 m³/s, while in the summer, the average water flow is 600 m³/s. The Rhine Falls were formed in the last ice age approximately 14,000 to 17,000 years ago.

[edit] External links

• Rhine Falls homepage
• Photographs of the Rhine Falls
• Spanish guide
• old views of the Rheinfall

Coordinates: 47°40′46″N, 8°36′59″E