Låtefossen

Låtefossening
The two joining streams Photo: Knud Knudsen, around 1900
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Location	Vestland, Norway
Coordinates	59.948359°N 6.588498°E / 59.948359; 6.588498
Type	Segmented Steep Cascade
Elevation	335 metres (1,099 ft)
Total height	165 metres (541 ft)
Number of drops	1
Longest drop	52 metres (171 ft)
Average width	23 metres (75 ft)
Run	274 metres (899 ft)
Watercourse	Austdølo
Average flow rate	17 cubic metres per second (600 cu ft/s)

Låtefossen or Låtefoss is a waterfall located in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland County, Norway. The 165-metre (541 ft) tall waterfall is unique and thus it is a well-known tourist attraction in the area. It is special in that it consists of two separate streams flowing down from the lake Lotevatnet, and as they fall, they join in the middle of the waterfall, just before going under the Norwegian National Road 13 built in 1867–69, making for a spectacular (and wet) view as one drives over the old, stone, six-arched bridge.[1][2]

Gallery

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  View of the bridge
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  Section from Låtefossen
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  View of the falls
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  View of the visitors' center
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See also

• List of waterfalls § Norway
• Media related to Låtefossen at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. "Låtefossen". World Waterfall Database.
2. Store norske leksikon. "Låtefoss" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-06-17.