Rhine Falls
Good to know
- Best time to go
- May to August for highest water; accessible year-round
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
The Rhine Falls near Schaffhausen are the largest waterfalls in Europe by volume, with the Rhine River plunging up to 23 metres over a 150-metre wide rock barrier of Jurassic limestone. Two central rocks rise from the cascade, and boat services carry visitors to a platform atop the larger of them during the summer. Water volume is highest in June and July when Alpine snowmelt supplements the river.
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