MARDALSFOSSEN

waterfall at the head of Eikesdalsvatnet (lake), east-southeast of ndalsnes, Nor. It consists of two cataracts in Mardla district of Mre og Romsdal fylke (county), western Norway. The falls rank among the highest in the world, with their total drop of 1,696 ft (517 m) and individual descents of 974 and 722 ft. During the period of maximum snow melting in the spring, the waterfalls, descending from a hanging (tributary) valley, appeared from the main valley below to be one long cataract. Hydroelectric development in recent years has dried out the waterfalls.