Sankenbach Waterfalls

The Sankenbach Waterfalls (German: Sankenbach-Wasserfälle) are a cascade southwest of the village of Baiersbronn in the Black Forest in Germany. The Sankenbach flows over the waterfalls, dropping a total of 40 metres. The falls drop down the headwall of the cirque of the Sankenbach Bowl (Sankenbachkessel) in the Eckscher Horizon (Eck’scher Horizont) of the Lower Bunter Sandstone.[1] Shortly afterwards the Sankenbach feeds the Sankenbachsee.

Sankenbach Waterfalls
Sankenbach Falls
LocationBaiersbronn, Freudenstadt, Northern Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Coordinates48°29′07″N 8°20′00″E
Elevation750 m
Number of drops4
Total width2
WatercourseSankenbach / Sankenbach → Forbach → Murg
Average
flow rate		0.003

The volume of the waterfall can be regulated by visitors by impounding the inflowing water in a small retaining basin above the upper waterfall using a slider. The volume of the cascading water increases for a while after the slider is lifted. It is operated from a footbridge which crosses the little reservoir by means of a long wooden lever.

  • Retention_system
  • Footbridge and lever for operating the retention system
  • Upper fall and water reservoir
  • View from above of the closed slider
  • Dam facility and edge of the lower main waterfall

References
  1. Thomas Huth, Baldur Junker: Geotouristische Karte von Baden-Württemberg – Schwarzwald und Umgebung – Erläuterungen. Freiburg i. Br. 2004, ISBN 3-00-014219-3, p. 245
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