Turkey 
In numbers.
0.53m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Feb–Mar
Nov–Dec
Best months
448m
Elevation
The water at Ohtamış Waterfall, month by month
It roars from October to March.
The fullest months: from October to March. The thinnest: from July to August.
- 1.4 m³/sJan
- 1.1 m³/sFeb
- 1.1 m³/sMar
- 0.9 m³/sApr
- 0.7 m³/sMay
- 0.5 m³/sJun
- 0.2 m³/sJul
- 0.1 m³/sAug
- 0.4 m³/sSep
- 1.0 m³/sOct
- 1.3 m³/sNov
- 1.3 m³/sDec
From about 0.14 m³/s in the lowest month to 1.4 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from February to March and from November to December.
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.
Getting there.
- Gürgentepenearest town · 5.7 km in a straight line
- Ordu–Giresun Airport (OGU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 40 km in a straight lineCar hire at SZF airport (Samsun)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From February to March and from November to Decemberbest months to go (estimate)
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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 137 m in 2.8 km. Here the river runs about 209 m below the lower rim of its valley.
What is around.
- —viewpoints
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 km
- —caves
- —campsites
- —hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 km
- —restaurants 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
- Gürgentepe5.7 km in a straight line
- Ulubey10 km in a straight line
- Gölköy14 km in a straight line
- Çamaş15 km in a straight line
- Kabataş19 km in a straight line
- Çatalpınar19 km in a straight line
- Kabadüz20 km in a straight line
- Uzunisa21 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 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 9 |
| Night °C | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 102 | 63 | 78 | 56 | 64 | 56 | 45 | 39 | 75 | 106 | 106 | 96 |
| Wet days | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
| Sun h/day | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (448 m) at −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Not a forecast.
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 | 154% | 214% | 86% | 77% | 127% | 118% | 80% | 187% | 82% | 29% | 169% | 54% |
| 2021 | 92% | 144% | 139% | 70% | 101% | 85% | 144% | 275% | 206% | 107% | 95% | 67% |
| 2022 | 159% | 85% | 221% | 62% | 89% | 104% | 180% | 120% | 139% | 117% | 66% | 96% |
| 2023 | 50% | 212% | 170% | 238% | 108% | 226% | 253% | 48% | 104% | 121% | 101% | 75% |
| 2024 | 129% | 33% | 100% | 26% | 127% | 49% | 172% | 142% | 103% | 111% | 122% | 102% |
| 2025 | 62% | 229% | 96% | 179% | 106% | 87% | 85% | 64% | 197% | 94% | 84% | 196% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Ohtamış Waterfall
Turkey
- —Height
- 0.53 m³/sAverage flow
- Feb–Mar, Nov–DecBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q6003558) · 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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