Zweribachwasserfälle, Waterfall in Emmendingen, Germany.
The Zweribach waterfall drops about 40 metres in three steps of 8, almost 3 and 15 metres from a cirque wall at roughly 800 metres elevation into the Simonswälder Tal, where the Zweribach joins the Wilde Gutach. A steel bridge crosses the falls on the trail from Wildgutach up to the Platte.
The three-step falls lie in a cirque wall about 800 metres up, with drops of 8, almost 3 and 15 metres. In 1924 the Zweribachwerk hydroelectric plant was built downstream in the Wilde Gutach valley, fed by a pipe from the Plattensee reservoir on the Platte plateau. The plant has been officially shut down since 2020.
The name Zweribach is not explained in the sources; the valley's slopes have been shaped by meadow, pasture and Reutberg farming, a form of slash-and-burn field use. The Bannwald Zweribach was first designated in 1970 under forest director Fritz Hockenjos after a severe storm caused landslides and uprooted trees.
The route to the falls passes mostly through steep forested areas with slippery sections, especially after rain. Sturdy hiking boots and caution are needed when the paths are wet and muddy.
The Zweribachwerk power station, built in 1924 below the falls in the Wilde Gutach valley, was fed by a pipeline from the Plattensee reservoir on the Platte plateau. It has been officially shut down since 2020, so the water flow at the falls is no longer tied to power generation.
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