Trümmelbach Falls Explained

Trümmelbach Falls
Alt Name:German: Trümmelbachfälle
Location:Lauterbrunnental, District of Interlaken, canton of Bern
Coords:46.5691°N 7.915°W
Type:Tiered
Height:140m (460feet)
Width:12m (39feet)
Number Drops:10
Average Flow:3m3/s

The Trümmelbach Falls (German: Trimmelbachfälle or Trümmelbachfälle) in Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, are a series of ten glacier-fed waterfalls inside the mountain made accessible by the tunnel lift, stairs, and illumination.

Located in the Lauterbrunnen Valley, the creek called Trimmelbach or Trümmelbach alone drains the northerly glacier defiles of Eiger (3967 m), Mönch (4099 m), and Jungfrau (4158 m) and carries more than 20,200 tons of boulder detritus per year.[1]

Its drainage area is, half of it covered by snow and glaciers. The falls carry up to 20,000 litres of water per second.[1]

After the hamlet of the same name on the valley floor the Trümmelbach feed into the Weisse Lütschine, which heads north through the valley and the village of Lauterbrunnen further down to join after its sister river, the Schwarze Lütschine at Zweilütschinen, where they join to the Lütschine.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trümmelbach Falls – in the Valley of the 72 Waterfalls . Switzerland Tourism . London, UK . Tourism Information . MySwitzerland . 2018-03-04.