Nature

How wide is the Rhine Falls?

The Rhine Falls is about 150 m (492 ft) wide.

What is measured: main cascade width

Rhine Falls (150 m) drawn to scale beside the Statue of Liberty (93 m) and the Eiffel Tower (330 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Statue of Liberty (93 m), Rhine Falls (150 m) and Eiffel Tower (330 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About 1.4× the length of a football (soccer) pitch
  • About 1.6× the height of the Statue of Liberty
  • About 45% of the height of the Eiffel Tower
  • About 3× the length of an Olympic swimming pool
  • About 18% of the height of the Burj Khalifa

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Facts about Rhine Falls

Rhine Falls is Europe’s most powerful waterfall by average flow, though it is not its highest.

Source: Switzerland Tourism, Rhine Falls; Encyclopaedia Britannica, Rhine Falls

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Rhine Falls
Dettifoss100 m (328 ft)0.67×
Kalandula Falls105 m (344 ft)0.7×
Grand Prismatic Spring110 m (361 ft)0.73×
Dune du Pilat110 m (361 ft)0.73×
Hyperion116 m (380 ft)0.77×
Waimoku Falls122 m (400 ft)0.81×
Rhine Falls150 m (492 ft)this page
Son Doong Cave150 m (492 ft)same size
Detian Falls200 m (656 ft)1.3×
Kaieteur Falls226 m (741 ft)1.5×

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Which is bigger: Rhine Falls or Waimoku Falls?

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