Espeland Falls
Espelandsfossen
View of the falls
Espeland Falls is located in Vestland
Espeland Falls
Espeland Falls is located in Norway
Espeland Falls
LocationVestland, Norway
Coordinates60°35′56″N 6°49′21″E / 60.5988313°N 6.822525572°E / 60.5988313; 6.822525572
TypeTiered Horsetail
Elevation415 metres (1,362 ft)
Total height135 metres (443 ft)[1]
Number of drops2
Longest drop90 metres (300 ft)
Total width46 metres (151 ft)
Average width24 metres (79 ft)
Run46 metres (151 ft)
WatercourseEspelandselvi
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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References

  1. ↑ "Espelandsfossen". World Waterfall Database. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. ↑ General Studies Paper I for Civil Services Preliminary Examinations. 2015. New Delhi: McGraw Hill, p. 60.
  3. ↑ Braekstad, H. L. 1896. The Right Way to See Norway. The English Illustrated Magazine, p. 467.
  4. ↑ Janus: The history of Janus.
  5. ↑ Langåker, Margrete Øie. 2014. Joberget Tunnel – Analysis of Stability and Support Design for Tunneling in Soil. Trondheim: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Geology and Mineral Resources Engineering, p. 8.
  6. ↑ Gullick, C. F. W. R., & E. A. Aste. 1943. Norway, vol. 2. London: Naval Intelligence Division, p. 204.
  7. ↑ Thomas Cook Ltd. 1901. Cook's Handbook to Norway: With the Principal Routes to Sweden and Denmark. London: T. Cook & Son, p. 73.
  8. ↑ "World Waterfall Database". Retrieved 2014-05-20.


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