Russia 
In numbers.
0.39m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Apr–May
Oct–Nov
Best months
842m
Elevation
The water at Falls Creek Rufabgo, month by month
It roars from March to May.
The fullest months: from March to May.
- 0.5 m³/sJan
- 0.5 m³/sFeb
- 0.7 m³/sMar
- 0.7 m³/sApr
- 0.6 m³/sMay
- 0.4 m³/sJun
- 0.3 m³/sJul
- 0.1 m³/sAug
- 0.3 m³/sSep
- 0.5 m³/sOct
- 0.5 m³/sNov
- 0.5 m³/sDec
From about 0.15 m³/s in the lowest month to 0.72 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from April to May and from October to November.
Estimate: the timing comes from rain, snowmelt and evaporation (NASA POWER, 1991–2020); the amounts from the river model of HydroATLAS (WaterGAP, 1971–2000). Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Falls Creek Rufabgo is a waterfall in Russia.
Getting there.
- Kamennomostskiynearest town · 9.7 km in a straight line
- Sochi International Airport (AER)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 88 km in a straight lineCar hire at KUT airport (Kopitnari)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From April to May and from October to Novemberbest months to go (estimate)
Plan your visit
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Seen from the sky.
8 × 8 km of cloud-free satellite image, with what OpenStreetMap knows around the falls.
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Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The line follows the river as mapped in OpenStreetMap; heights from the 30 m Copernicus model, which smooths narrow drops — the published height of the falls is the one above.
Around the falls the river drops 231 m in 1.6 km. Here the river runs about 38 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- 2viewpointsКрасивый вид
- 1waymarked walking routesКавказская тропа — Краснодарский край — Дух ветра
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 2other named waterfalls within 4 kmДушик, Ступеньки
- —caves
- 17campsitesКаменный завал, На ручье, летний лагерь ЭЦ "Горный" and 14 more
- 5hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmФормула активного отдыха, Высота 985, б\о "Золотой Олень" and 2 more
- 3restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, up to 2 km around the falls (unless noted). A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Kamennomostskiy9.7 km in a straight line
- Abadzekhskaya21 km in a straight line
Weather
The weather, month by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| Night °C | -5 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | -3 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 125 | 105 | 114 | 80 | 96 | 93 | 89 | 61 | 109 | 128 | 117 | 119 |
| Wet days | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
| Sun h/day | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.0 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 31 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (842 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.
Photos
Through visitors' eyes.
Recent years
Wet years and dry years
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A wet season above 100 % usually means a fuller waterfall.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 99% | 128% | 43% | 25% | 105% | 69% | 85% | 50% | 82% | 34% | 75% | 43% |
| 2021 | 112% | 125% | 120% | 150% | 93% | 108% | 170% | 210% | 162% | 80% | 87% | 90% |
| 2022 | 155% | 91% | 104% | 109% | 106% | 102% | 135% | 59% | 127% | 114% | 62% | 83% |
| 2023 | 36% | 174% | 136% | 217% | 109% | 81% | 144% | 22% | 40% | 54% | 201% | 145% |
| 2024 | 145% | 84% | 66% | 15% | 102% | 44% | 48% | 104% | 275% | 80% | 124% | 133% |
| 2025 | 52% | 76% | 66% | 134% | 105% | 129% | 50% | 87% | 101% | 169% | 24% | 173% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Falls Creek Rufabgo
Russia
- —Height
- 0.39 m³/sAverage flow
- Apr–May, Oct–NovBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q4114128) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| River flow and catchment | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Relief, river profile, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Paths, viewpoints, parking | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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