Reichenbach Falls

Reichenbach Falls (German: Reichenbachfälle) is a waterfall in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland, which drop a height of 250 metres (820 ft). At 110 metres (360 ft), the upper Grand Reichenbach Fall (German: Grosser Reichenbachfall) is one of the highest waterfalls in the Alps. The Reichenbach loses 290 metres (950 ft) of height from the top of the falls to the valley floor of the Haslital. A hydroelectric power company harnesses the flow of the Reichenbach Falls during certain times of year, reducing its flow.

In literature, 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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