Trümmelbach
| Trümmelbach Falls | |
|---|---|
| Trümmelbachfälle | |
 View from the Trümmelbach Falls | |
| Location | Lauterbrunnen, District of Interlaken, Canton of Bern |
| Coordinates | 46°34′8.65″N 7°54′53.94″E / 46.5690694°N 7.9149833°E |
| Type | Tiered |
| Total height | 140 meters (459 feet) |
| Number of drops | 10 |
| Total width | 12 meters (40 feet) |
| Average flow rate | 3 cubic meters / sec. 100 cubic feet / sec. |
| World height ranking | 596 |
The Trümmelbach Falls (In German: Trümmelbachfälle) in Switzerland are a series of ten glacier-waterfalls inside the mountain made accessible by tunnel-lift and illuminated.
The Trümmelbach alone drains the mighty glacier defiles of Eiger (3970 m), Mönch (4099 m) and Jungfrau (4158 m) and carries 20,200 tons of boulder detritus per year.
Its drainage area is 24 km², half of it covered by snow and glaciers. The falls carry up to 20,000 litres of water per second.
External links
The 'Corkscrew' chute
- "Trümmelbachfälle".
- "Trümmelbach Falls". Retrieved 2007-10-19.
Coordinates: 46°34′8.65″N 7°54′53.94″E / 46.5690694°N 7.9149833°E
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