Podgórna Falls

Podgórna Falls (pronounced: [ˈpɔdˈɡurna]; Polish: Wodospad Podgórnej; German: Hainfall) is a cascade waterfall located on the Podgórna Stream in the Giant Mountains, Lower Silesia, Poland, dropping a total of 10 metres (33 ft).

Podgórna Falls is located at 547 metres (1,795 ft) above sea level and is around 10 meters high, which makes it the third highest waterfall in the Polish part of the Giant Mountains.

[1][2] The water from the Podgórna Stream flows from the spring between Mały Szyszak and Mount Tępy Szczyt.

The falls and its surroundings have been designated a Natura 2000 protected area and constitute a special buffer zone (Polish: otulina) of the Karkonosze National Park.

In 2007, there were plans to build a small hydroelectric power plant on the Podgórna Stream, which would deprive the waterfall of 70% of water.