Seerenbach Falls

{{Short description|Waterfalls near Walensee (Lake Walen) in Switzerland}}

{{Infobox waterfall

| name = Seerenbach and Rinquelle Falls

| alt_name = {{langx|de|Seerenbachfälle und Rinquellenfall}}

| photo = File:Seerenbachfall III und Rinquelle bei Amden SG.jpg

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| photo_caption = Seerenbach Fall III (left) and Rinquelle Fall (right)

| location = Amden

| coordinates = {{coord|47.138094|N|9.165063|E|source:wikidata}}

| watercourse = Seerenbach

| type =

| elevation =

| height = Seerenbach Fall I: {{convert|50|m|abbr=on}},
Seerenbach Fall II: {{convert|305|m|abbr=on}},
Seerenbach Fall 3: {{convert|190|m|abbr=on}},
Rhinquelle Fall: {{convert|48|m}}

| width =

| number_drops = 3 (+1)

| average_flow =

| world_rank =

}}

The Seerenbach Falls ({{langx|de|Seerenbachfälle}}) are a cascading set of three waterfalls east of Betlis in the municipality of Amden (canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland). The waterfalls form a creek, the Seerenbach ({{lit|Seeren Creek}}), which drains into Lake Walen ({{lang|de|Walensee}}). The Rinquelle ({{langx|en|Rin Spring}}) joins the lowest of the Seerenbach Falls, creating a fourth one ({{langx|en|Rinquelle Falls}} or {{langx|de|Rinquellenfall}}).

Cascades

The waterfalls are numbered Seerenbach Falls I, II and III from top to bottom. The upper cascade has a height of {{cvt|50|m}}, the middle one of {{cvt|305|m}}, and the lower one of {{cvt|190|m}}, for a total of {{cvt|585|m}}.{{cite web |url=http://waterfall.ch/index.php?N1_ID=177&N2_ID=359&N3_ID=108&Language=de|title=Seerenbachfälle – Amden SG |publisher=waterfall.ch| accessdate=2016-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040602/http://waterfall.ch/index.php?N1_ID=177&N2_ID=359&N3_ID=108&Language=de |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-04}} Seerenbach Falls II are the second-highest waterfall in Switzerland, after the Mürrenbach Fall ({{cvt|417|m}}).{{cite web |url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/ger/wasserfaelle--welcher-ist-der-hoechste-im-ganzen-land-/7946166 |author= |title=Wasserfälle: Welcher ist der Höchste im ganzen Land? |publisher=swissinfo.ch |language=German |accessdate=2021-06-18}} The waterfalls are a popular site on the hiking trail from Weesen to Quinten.{{cite web |title=Weesen–Quinten |publisher=wegwandern.ch |url=https://wegwandern.ch/wanderung/weesen-quinten-wanderung-wandern-walensee/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |lang=de}}

Rinquelle

The Rinquelle is a karst spring that joins Seerenbach Fall III in the Seerenbach canyon. Behind it, there is a river cave system that was explored between 1953 and 1981.{{cite web |url=http://www.showcaves.com/english/ch/springs/Rinquelle.html |title=Rinquelle Information |accessdate=2021-06-18 |website=showcaves.com}} The waterfall of the Rinquelle is {{cvt|48|m}} high.