Jagala juga description and photos - Estonia: Tallinn (Topic)

Jagala juga description and photos - Estonia: Tallinn. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Jagala juga.

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Jagala waterfall is located on the river of the same name in Estonia, Harju County. The waterfall is located 4 km from the confluence of the river into the Gulf of Finland and 25 km to the east of Tallinn. Its width is 50 meters and its height is about 8 meters. There is a ledge underneath the Jagala waterfall, which can be walked along its entire width, which makes the waterfall an especially interesting place to visit in both summer and winter. In summer, you will see a wall of falling water, and in winter - frozen blocks of ice. However, you should be careful, as the passage is strewn with large slippery stones, which are dangerous.

The waterfall forms a valley, the depth of which is about 12-14 meters, and the length is 300 meters. Every year the valley increases towards the source of the river, which is a natural process and is explained by the natural destruction of the glint by the flow of water. Every year the edges of the waterfall collapse by 3 cm. The most attractive view of the waterfall is in spring, when the water rushes with noise to the sea. In winter, the panorama can also be unusual, when Jagala freezes almost completely, the waterfall turns into a frozen bizarre monument. On its way, the Jagal water passes through swamps, which add a brown tint to the water.

Downstream of the river, at some distance from the waterfall, there are rapids, even further, on the right bank of the river, is the ancient Estonian settlement - Joesuu , which is one of the largest in Estonia and covers an area of about 3.5 hectares. Then the river flows to the dam of the former hydroelectric power station in Linnamae (built in 1922 and destroyed during the war in 1944).

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