Reichenbach Falls

This article is about the falls. For the 2007 film, see Reichenbach Falls (film). For the 2012 TV episode, see The Reichenbach Fall.
Reichenbach Falls
German: Reichenbachfälle
The Grand Reichenbach Fall
Location in Switzerland
Location in the canton of Bern
Location
Coordinates46°42′49″N 8°10′59″E / 46.71361°N 8.18306°E / 46.71361; 8.18306
Total height250 m (820 ft)
Number of drops7
Average
flow rate		3–5 m3/s (110–180 cu ft/s)

Reichenbach Falls (German: Reichenbachfälle) is a waterfall in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland, which drop a height of 250 metres (820 ft). In literature, the upper Great Reichenbach Fall is the location of the final altercation between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's hero Sherlock Holmes and his greatest foe, Professor Moriarty, in "The Final Problem".

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