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Riezupe Waterfall (Riežupes ūdenskritums)

Riežupe Waterfall at high water, March 2023
Riežupe Waterfall at high water, March 2023/ Gatis Pāvils, CC BY-SA 4.0

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A small step: low waterfall on Riežupe River.

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GPS coordinates
56.9885 N 22.0439 E
Location, address
Europe, Latvia, Kurzeme, Kuldiga Municipality, in Rumbenieki village, on Riezupe River some 200 m below the mouth of Veldze River
Stream
Riežupe
Height
Around 0.6 – 0.7 m
Drops
1
Width
11 – 16 m

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WorldYellow In detail

Nature enthusiasts in Latvia love to find and list even the smallest natural monuments. And Riežupe Waterfall is quite small – but we love it anyway!

Riezupe Waterfall, April 2001
Riezupe Waterfall, April 2001/ Gatis Pāvils, CC BY-SA 4.0
Riezupe Waterfall, April 2001
Riezupe Waterfall, April 2001/ Gatis Pāvils, CC BY-SA 4.0

This waterfall has formed on the Middle Devonian dolostone of Pļaviņas Stage.

In earlier times there was a more impressive, more than 2 m high waterfall some hundreds of meters above the river (see the image in 1). Unfortunately, it was blown up for the mining of dolostone in the 1950ies.

There are several more small steps in Riežupe River above and below this waterfall, and nearby are two more small waterfalls – Veldze Waterfall and the charming Trejrumbina.

References
  1. Riežupes ūdenskritums, Zudusī Latvija. Accessed on March 27, 2023.

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