Winnerfall

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Winnerfall
Coordinates 47 ° 33 '50.7 "  N , 13 ° 16' 45"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 33 '50.7 "  N , 13 ° 16' 45"  E
Winnerfall (State of Salzburg)
Winnerfall
place Scheffau
height Max. 60 m
Mean flow rate (MQ) periodically fluctuating to falling dry
Falling watercourse Source (Winnerfall Cave)
Estuarine waters Schwarzerbach

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The Winnerfall is a waterfall in the Tennengebirge in Scheffau in Salzburg's Tennengau .

Location and hydrography

The waterfall is located in the cirque between Kuchlberg and Rotwand . It forms the source of the Schwarzerbach , which flows into the Lammer near Oberscheffau , just below the Lammeröfen .

The waterfall rises from numerous crevices in the Tennengebirgstocks. It only occurs periodically, especially after the snow has melted (around April to mid-May), and during downpours. In dry conditions it can dry up completely. In strong water it can be around 60 meters high and 40 meters wide. It does not fall free, but is spread over numerous rock levels.

The waterfall is a geological specialty: It is an underground overflow of the actual Schwarzerbach spring, which lies below. If there is a strong inflow of groundwater, the source can no longer pour the inflow, which means that water rises in the interior of the mountain and emerges above in a mighty siphon , the Winnerfall cave . The lower springs are at 640  m above sea level. A. , the exit of the Winnerfall cave at 640  m above sea level. A.

The Winnerfall with the Abtenau springs (Lammer area) and the Pass Lueg (Salzach) area is one of the main drains of the Tennengebirge, which drains to the north due to its stratification in the karst underground. It belongs to the common source horizon with Dachserfall , Tricklfall and forms their lowest point, while the Brunnecker cave in the Salzach valley is much lower ( 500  m above sea level ), but its cave stream reaches the same level in the mountain interior. In the fall line above are International Schacht , Schneeloch and Grollbäser .

The Winnerfall Cave is accessible when it is dry. It was first climbed in August 1979 and subsequent years by the Speleo-Club de Marseille (Club Alpin Francais) to depths of about -500.

literature

  • Walter Klappacher: Salzburg cave book. Volume 5 Salzburger Mittelgebirge and Central Alps. State Association for Speleology in Salzburg, 1992 (p. OA).

reachability

The waterfall is easy to hike via the forest path of the Schwarzerbachgraben and the Scheffauer Mühlenrundweg.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Imposing waterfalls. In: Salzburgerland Magazin , salzburgerland.com, undated (accessed February 10, 2018) - with photos.
  2. ↑ a b Christian Heugl: Enjoy Hiking in Salzburg. Löwenzahn Verlag, 2015, ISBN 9783706627795 , 54 Winnerfall , p. 227 ff.
  3. ↑ a b c Gerhard Völkl: The latest depth advances in Austrian caves from the point of view of the karst hydrologist. In: Karl Mais, Heinrich Mrkos, Robert Seemann (Red.): Files of the International Symposium on the History of Speleology Vienna 1979 , Series Scientific Supplements to the Journal "Die Höhle" 31, Regional Association for Speleology in Vienna and Lower Austria, Vienna 1984, p. 89, Col. 2, full article pp. 88–90, PDF on ZOBODAT there p. 92 f.
  4. ^ Walter Del-Negro: Geology of the State of Salzburg. Volume 45 of the series of publications of the Landespressebüros , series special publications , Verlag Landespressebüro, 1983, p. 62.
  5. ^ Paul Courbon: Atlas of the Great Caves of the World. Cave Books, 1989, p. 154.