Seerenbach Falls

Seerenbach and Rinquelle Falls
German: Seerenbachfälle und Rinquellenfall
Seerenbach Fall III (left) and Rinquelle Fall (right)
Location	Amden
Coordinates	47°08′17″N 9°09′54″E / 47.138094°N 9.165063°E / 47.138094; 9.165063
Total height	Seerenbach Fall I: 50 m (160 ft), Seerenbach Fall II: 305 m (1,001 ft), Seerenbach Fall 3: 190 m (620 ft), Rhinquelle Fall: 48 metres (157 ft)
Number of drops	3 (+1)
Watercourse	Seerenbach

The Seerenbach Falls (German: Seerenbachfälle) are a cascading set of three waterfalls east of Betlis in the municipality of Amden (canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland). The waterfalls form a creek, the Seerenbach (lit. 'Seeren Creek'), which drains into Lake Walen (Walensee). The Rinquelle (English: Rin Spring) joins the lowest of the Seerenbach Falls, creating a fourth one (English: Rinquelle Falls or German: Rinquellenfall).

The waterfalls are numbered Seerenbach Falls I, II and III from top to bottom. The upper cascade has a height of 50 m (160 ft), the middle one of 305 m (1,001 ft), and the lower one of 190 m (620 ft), for a total of 585 m (1,919 ft).^[1] Seerenbach Falls II are the second-highest waterfall in Switzerland, after the Mürrenbach Fall (417 m (1,368 ft)).^[2] The waterfalls are a popular site on the hiking trail from Weesen to Quinten.^[3]

The Rinquelle is a karst spring that joins Seerenbach Fall III in the Seerenbach canyon. Behind it, there is a river cave system that was explored between 1953 and 1981.^[4] The waterfall of the Rinquelle is 48 m (157 ft) high.^[4]

• List of rivers of Switzerland
• List of waterfalls in Switzerland
• Appenzell Alps

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47°08′29″N 9°09′35″E / 47.1414°N 9.1597°E / 47.1414; 9.1597

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