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Narva Waterfall

German: Narwa

Narva Waterfall

Where the Narva River crosses the Baltic Klint, Kreenholm island splits it into two falls: the terraced Kreenholm fall, about 60 metres wide, and the Joala fall, some 110 metres wide, through which the Estonian–Russian border now runs. Both drop about six and a half metres and were once among Europe's mightiest. Since the Narva reservoir was built upstream in 1955, the old riverbed is usually dry rock, and the water is let back over the falls on only a few days each year. The land around the falls is a border zone owned by the Kreenholm textile company, so access is limited.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Kohas, kus Narva jõgi ületab Balti klindi, jagab Kreenholmi saar selle kaheks joaks: astmeliseks umbes 60 meetri laiuseks Kreenholmi joaks ja ligi 110 meetri laiuseks Joala joaks, mida mööda kulgeb nüüd Eesti ja Venemaa piir. Mõlemad langevad umbes kuus ja pool meetrit ning kuulusid kunagi Euroopa võimsaimate hulka. Pärast Narva veehoidla rajamist 1955. aastal on vana jõesäng enamasti kuiv paas ja vesi lastakse joastikule tagasi vaid mõnel päeval aastas. Joastiku ümbrus on piiritsoon ja kuulub Kreenholmi manufaktuurile, mistõttu ligipääs on piiratud.

Map of the area around Narva Waterfall
59.35893° N, 28.19550° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narva_Falls ↗

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