| Seerenbach and Rinquelle Falls | |
| Alt Name: | German: Seerenbachfälle und Rinquellenfall |
| Coordinates: | 47.1381°N 9.1651°W |
| Watercourse: | Seerenbach |
| Height: | Seerenbach Fall I: 50m (160feet), Seerenbach Fall II: 305m (1,001feet), Seerenbach Fall 3: 190m (620feet), Rhinquelle Fall: |
| Number Drops: | 3 (+1) |
The Seerenbach Falls (German: Seerenbachfälle) are a cascading set of three waterfalls east of Betlis in the municipality of Amden (canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland). The waterfalls form a creek, the Seerenbach, which drains into Lake Walen (German: Walensee). The Rinquelle (English: Rin Spring) joins the lowest of the Seerenbach Falls, creating a fourth one (English: Rinquelle Falls or German: Rinquellenfall).
The waterfalls are numbered Seerenbach Falls I, II and III from top to bottom. The upper cascade has a height of, the middle one of, and the lower one of, for a total of .[1] Seerenbach Falls II are the second-highest waterfall in Switzerland, after the Mürrenbach Fall .[2] The waterfalls are a popular site on the hiking trail from Weesen to Quinten.[3]
The Rinquelle is a karst spring that joins Seerenbach Fall III in the Seerenbach canyon. Behind it, there is a river cave system that was explored between 1953 and 1981.[4] The waterfall of the Rinquelle is high.[4]