Espeland Falls

Waterfall in Vestland, Norway

60°35′56″N 6°49′21″E / 60.5988313°N 6.822525572°E / 60.5988313; 6.822525572TypeTiered HorsetailElevation415 metres (1,362 ft)Total height135 metres (443 ft)^[1]Number of drops2Longest drop90 metres (300 ft)Total width46 metres (151 ft)Average width24 metres (79 ft)Run46 metres (151 ft)WatercourseEspelandselviAverage
flow rate3 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.

References

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