Facts & Figures

Facts & Figures

 
Width of the Falls 150 metres
Height of the Falls 23 metres
Depth of the basin 13 metres
Age of the Falls approx. 15'000 years
Capacity of flow in summer approx. 600'000 litres per second
Capacity of flow in winter approx. 250'000 litres per second
Lowest capacity of flow (1921) 95'000 litres per second
Greatest capacity of flow (1965) 1'250'000 litres per second

Since 1983 Rhine Falls and its environment are in the state inventory for countryside and natural monuments of national importance.

State department for environment