The Sankenbach Waterfalls (German: Sankenbach-Wasserfälle) are a cascade southwest of the village of Baiersbronn in the Black Forest in Germany. The Sankenbach flows over the waterfalls, dropping a total of 40 metres. The falls drop down the headwall of the cirque of the Sankenbach Bowl (Sankenbachkessel) in the Eckscher Horizon (Eck’scher Horizont) of the Lower Bunter Sandstone.[1] Shortly afterwards the Sankenbach feeds the Sankenbachsee.
| Sankenbach Waterfalls | |
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 Sankenbach Falls | |
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| Location | Baiersbronn, Freudenstadt, Northern Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Coordinates | 48°29′07″N 8°20′00″E / 48.4853216°N 8.3332825°E |
| Elevation | 750 m |
| Number of drops | 4 |
| Total width | 2 |
| Watercourse | Sankenbach / Sankenbach → Forbach → Murg |
| Average flow rate | 0.003 |
The volume of the waterfall can be regulated by visitors by impounding the inflowing water in a small retaining basin above the upper waterfall using a slider. The volume of the cascading water increases for a while after the slider is lifted. It is operated from a footbridge which crosses the little reservoir by means of a long wooden lever.
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Footbridge and lever for operating the retention system -
Upper fall and water reservoir -
View from above of the closed slider -
Dam facility and edge of the lower main waterfall
References edit
- ^ Thomas Huth, Baldur Junker: Geotouristische Karte von Baden-Württemberg – Schwarzwald und Umgebung – Erläuterungen. Freiburg i. Br. 2004, ISBN 3-00-014219-3, p. 245