page_title: Mardalsfossen
hierarchical_section_title: Mardalsfossen
caption_attribution_description: The Mardalsfossen waterfall in Romsdal, Norway. The photograph shows the Mardalsfossen waterfall in the valley Eikesdalen in the county Møre og Romsdal. The waterfall is by the south end of the lake Eikesdalsvatnet, which also can be seen in the photograph. The waterfall's total drop is 655 metres. The largest free fall is 297 meters, which is among the tallest in Norway. The photograph was taken from the road along the lake Eikesdalsvatnet by Peter John Acklam in July 2004 with a Pentax SFX-N SLR camera with an SMC Pentax A 70–210/4 zoom lens.
context_page_description: Mardalsfossen is a waterfall in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is sometimes referred to as one of the tallest waterfalls in Europe. The falls are on the Mardøla river which flows out of a hanging valley into the lake Eikesdalsvatnet, about 2 kilometres northwest of the village of Eikesdalen. The waterfall was depicted in the coat of arms of the old Nesset Municipality.
  The total fall is 705 metres according to SSB, 645 metres according to World Waterfall Database. WWD reports that the SSB typically includes the head measurement for waterfalls that are situated within a hydroelectric system, resulting in a greater height estimate. Mardalsfossen is a tiered waterfall consisting of two large drops and several smaller ones lower down. It is on average 12 metres wide, but it can reach up to 30 metres wide. The highest vertical drop is one of the tallest in Norway. As with figures for the total height, discrepancies have been reported in the estimated height of each vertical drop. According to the SSB, the upper vertical drop is 358 metres, while the WWD surveyed it as 320 metres.
context_section_description: Mardalsfossen is a waterfall in Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is sometimes referred to as one of the tallest waterfalls in Europe.  The falls are on the Mardøla river which flows out of a hanging valley into the lake Eikesdalsvatnet, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northwest of the village of Eikesdalen.  The waterfall was depicted in the coat of arms of the old Nesset Municipality.
  The total fall is 705 metres (2,313 ft) according to SSB, 645 metres (2,116 ft) according to World Waterfall Database (WWD). WWD reports that the SSB typically includes the head measurement for waterfalls that are situated within a hydroelectric system, resulting in a greater height estimate. Mardalsfossen is a tiered waterfall consisting of two large drops and several smaller ones lower down. It is on average 12 metres (39 ft) wide, but it can reach up to 30 metres (98 ft) wide.  The highest vertical drop is one of the tallest in Norway. As with figures for the total height, discrepancies have been reported in the estimated height of each vertical drop. According to the SSB, the upper vertical drop is 358 metres (1,175 ft), while the WWD surveyed it as 320 metres (1,050 ft).
  The water, which has been tapped for hydroelectric use, flows over the falls during the summer tourist season of 20 June to 20 August. At other times the water is channeled through the hydroelectric scheme. The highest rate of flow ever recorded in the falls is 45 cubic metres per second (1,600 cu ft/s). Summer flow is currently limited to less than 3 cubic metres per second (110 cu ft/s).
  In 1970 Arne Næss, the Norwegian founder of the Deep Ecology movement, tied himself with 300 others in protest against the building of a dam and the subsequent removal of the waterfall.
  Between June 2014 and August 2015 Antony Gormley’s Another Time was on view in the mist from the waterfall and formed the official start of the Mardalsfossen Art Project.
caption: View of the Mardalsfossen
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