The Kinzelyuk Waterfall (Кинзелюкский водопад (Russian)) is probably the highest waterfall in Russia, after the elusive Talnikovy Waterfall (which may not exist any more).[1] In 1989, a team led by Petro Kravchuk estimated its height to be 328 meters.[1]
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| Location | Irkutsk Oblast, Russia |
| Coordinates | 54°9′30.2″N 95°49′53.4″E / 54.158389°N 95.831500°E |
The waterfall is located in the eastern part of the Kuraginsky District, near the border with the Irkutsk Oblast, in the sparsely populated region of Siberia known as Tofalaria.[2]
The stream flows out of the Lake Kinzelyuk, which occupies the summit of the Kinzelyuk Mountain, with a height of 1601 meters. The water falls into the small Lower Kinzelyuk Lake, which feeds the Kinzelyuk River, a tributary of the Kizir River.[3]
The Kinzelyuk Mountain is part of the Kinzelyuk Ridge, the westernmost spur of the Agul Belki mountains. The entire mountainous region is known as the Eastern Sayan mountains.[4]
References
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 The stream flowing out of the mountain lake |
- ^ a b Кравчук П. А. Рекорды природы. — Любешов: Эрудит, 1993. — С. 65. — 216 с. — ISBN 5-7707-2044-1.
- ^ tofalaria.ru - Кинзелюкский водопад
- ^ А. А. Федоров. Два года в Саянах. Гос. изд-во геогр. лит-ры, 1951. Стр. 152-153.
- ^ "Топографска карта N-47, G; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 14 June 2023.
