Låtefossen

Låtefossening
The two joining streams Photo: Knud Knudsen, around 1900
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Location	Vestland, Norway
Coordinates	59°56′54″N 6°35′19″E / 59.948359°N 6.588498°E / 59.948359; 6.588498Coordinates: 59°56′54″N 6°35′19″E / 59.948359°N 6.588498°E / 59.948359; 6.588498
Type	Segmented Steep Cascade
Elevation	335 metres (1,099 ft)
Total height	165 metres (541 ft)
Number of drops	1
Longest drop	52 metres (171 ft)
Average width	23 metres (75 ft)
Run	274 metres (899 ft)
Watercourse	Austdølo
Average flow rate	17 cubic metres per second (600 cu ft/s)

Låtefossen or Låtefoss is a waterfall located in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland County, Norway. The 165-metre (541 ft) tall waterfall is unique and thus it is a well-known tourist attraction in the area. It is special in that it consists of two separate streams flowing down from the lake , and as they fall, they join in the middle of the waterfall, just before going under the Norwegian National Road 13 built in 1867–69, making for a spectacular (and wet) view as one drives over the old, stone, six-arched bridge.^[1][2]

Gallery[]

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  View of the bridge

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  Section from Låtefossen

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  View of the falls

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  View of the visitors' center

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See also[]

• List of waterfalls#Norway
• Media related to Låtefossen at Wikimedia Commons

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