Krimml Waterfalls
The Krimml Waterfalls (German: Krimmler Wasserfälle) or waterfalls of Krimml, with a total height of 380 metres (1,247 feet), form the highest waterfall in Austria.[1] The falls are formed from the Krimmler Ache river and are located near the village of Krimml in the High Tauern National Park in Salzburgerland.
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[edit] Falls
Krimmler Wasserfälle is a tiered waterfall. The waterfall begins at the Krimmler Ache at the top of the Krimmler Achendal, and plunges downward in three stages. The upper stage has a drop of 140 metres, the middle of 100 metres, and the lowest a drop of 140 metres.[2]
[edit] Flow
The Krimmler Ache is a glacial stream whose flow varies greatly with season. The flow in June and July is 20,000 m³/h (about 5.28 million gallons per hour), while in February it is only 500 m³/h (about 0.13 million gallons per hour). The greatest measured flow was on 25 August 1987, when it was 600,000 m³/h, or almost 160 million gallons per hour.
After the falls, the river joins the Salzach, which flows to the Inn, then into the Danube River and finally to the Black Sea.
[edit] Tourism
To ensure that tourists could see more of the waterfall without difficulty, Ignaz von Kürsinger, from Mittersill, created a path to the upper part of the waterfall. In 1879, the Austrian Alpine Club improved the road to provide a more panoramic view. The falls are visited annually by about 400,000 people. There is a negative impact on the local residents, because of the high traffic level in a small village, and because of erosion to the road.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Bryan Swan & Dean Goss (2004). "Tallest Waterfalls of Austria". World Waterfall Database. http://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/database.php?s=T&t=G&category=country&search=Austria&orderby=height%20DESC. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ "Krimmler Wasserfälle" (in German). http://www.wasserfaelle-krimml.at/. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
[edit] Information
- Slupetzky, Heinz and Johannes Wiesenegger. 1993. Vom Schnee, Eis, Schmelzwasser und Regen zum Gletscherbach – Hydrologie der Krimmler Ache In: Krimmler Wasserfälle, Festschrift 25 Jahre Europäisches Naturschutzdiplom 1967-1992, Innsbruck Austria. ["From snow, ice, melt-water and rain to glacial stream - Hydrology of the Krimmler Ache"]
- Stocker, Erich. 1993. Zur Geomorphologie der Krimmler Wasserfälle In: Krimmler Wasserfälle, Festschrift 25 Jahre Europäisches Naturschutzdiplom 1967-1992, Innsbruck Austria. ["On the geomorphology of the Krimmler Wasserfälle"]
[edit] External links
- Krimmler Wasserfälle web-site (in German)
- Krimmler Wasserfälle at Salzburger-Saalachtal (in German)
- Krimmler Wasserfalle stats on World Waterfall Database
- This article incorporates information from this version of the equivalent article on the Dutch Wikipedia.
Coordinates: 47°11′53″N 12°10′17″E / 47.19806°N 12.17139°E
