Rhine Falls

Behold the power of the Rhine River at Rhine Falls, near Schaffhausen, SwitzerlandSee all videos for this article

Rhine Falls, German Rheinfall, the most spectacular waterfall in central Europe, on the upper Rhine River just below Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland. The total fall of the cataract, including the rapids, is about 100 feet (30 m), the width 492 feet (150 m). There are two main falls divided by a pillarlike rock formation, that on the right bank dropping about 50 feet (15 m), on the left, 65 feet (20 m).