Reichenbach Falls

This article is about the falls. For the 2007 film, see Reichenbach Falls (film). For the 2012 TV episode, see The Reichenbach Fall.

Reichenbach Falls
German: Reichenbachfälle
The Grand Reichenbach Fall
Location within Switzerland Location within Canton of Bern
Location	Schattenhalb Canton of Bern Switzerland
Coordinates	46°42′49″N 8°10′59″E
Total height	250 m (820 ft)
Number of drops	7
Average flow rate	3–5 m3/s (110–180 cu ft/s)

The Grand Reichenbach Fall at night

Reichenbach Falls (German: Reichenbachfälle) is a waterfall in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland, which drop a height of 250 metres (820 ft). In literature, the upper Great Reichenbach Fall is the location of the final altercation between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's hero Sherlock Holmes and his greatest foe, Professor Moriarty, in "The Final Problem".