Petite cascade de Tendon, Mountain waterfall in Tendon, France.

The Petite Cascade de Tendon is a multi-tiered waterfall in the Vosges mountains that drops over layered rock formations in a wooded valley. The cascading water pools in natural basins between rocky ledges as it makes its way downhill.

The Petite Cascade de Tendon lies on the Scouet stream, a tributary of the Moselle via the Barba and the Vologne, in the Vosges massif on the commune of Tendon. The sources record no founding date, construction or historical event for the waterfall itself; its documented history is limited to this hydrological setting.

The cascade lies on the Scouet stream, which feeds the Moselle through the Barba and the Vologne. Walkers in Tendon can continue along a waymarked path to the Grande Cascade de Tendon, a 32-metre fall, so the two drops are usually visited on the same outing.

The cascade lies on the Scouet stream within the commune of Tendon, in the Vosges massif; the water then continues via the Barba and the Vologne to the Moselle. Approach it on foot from the village of Tendon. A longer walk follows the sentier des cascades to the Grande Cascade de Tendon, which drops 32 metres.

The cascade sits on the Scouet stream, which reaches the Moselle through the Barba and the Vologne. The photograph shows the water dropping in steps: a narrow white thread falls into a small pool at the top, then spills over a broad rounded rock as a wider curtain, while on the right it churns foamy between wet boulders. Moss covers the dark rock, dotted with reddish-brown fallen leaves.