Espeland Falls Explained

Espeland Falls Espelandsfossen
Map:	Vestland#Norway
Location:	Vestland, Norway
Height:	^[1]
Number Drops:	2
Watercourse:	Espelandselvi
Average Flow:	3m3/s
Type:	Tiered Horsetail

Espeland Falls^{[2] [3] [4]} (Norwegian: Espelandsfossen) is a 135m (443feet) 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 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 455m (1,493feet) tall waterfall located about south of Espeland Falls.

See also

• List of waterfalls#Norway

Notes and References

1. Web site: Espelandsfossen . World Waterfall Database . 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20150328155356/http://www.janus.no/en/om-janus-2/historikk1jr 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. Web site: World Waterfall Database. 2014-05-20.