The Orekhovsky (') is a
waterfall
A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge
of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in seve ...
in the
Sochi National Park
Sochi National Park (, also Sochinsky National Park) is Russia's oldest national park, established on May 5, 1983. It is located in the Western Caucasus, near the city of Sochi, in Southern Russia.
Topography
Sochi National Park covers within t ...
. It takes its name from
Orekhovka, a settlement in the
Khosta District of
Sochi
Sochi ( rus, Сочи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg, from – ''seaside'') is the largest Resort town, resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi (river), Sochi River, along the Black Sea in the North Caucasus of Souther ...
. It is located on the Bezumenka stream at its confluence with the
Sochi River. Orekhovsky is the second highest waterfall in the city, with a height of 27.5 meters.
In the early 20th century, it was known as ''Melnichny'' ("the miller's fall").
Nearby is a grove of
walnut
A walnut is the edible seed of any tree of the genus '' Juglans'' (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, '' Juglans regia''. They are accessory fruit because the outer covering of the fruit is technically an i ...
s and
rhododendron
''Rhododendron'' (; : ''rhododendra'') is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the Ericaceae, heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan ...
.
Other Sochi waterfalls
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Ivanovsky Ivanovsky (; masculine), Ivanovskaya (; feminine), or Ivanovskoye (; neuter), are forms of a Russian adjective derived from the first name Ivan. It may refer to:
People
* Ivanovsky (surname) (feminine: Ivanovskaya), Russian surname
Places
* Ivanov ...
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Polikarya
See also
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List of waterfalls
This list of notable waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it is at least tall and has an existing Wikipedia article, or it is considered historically sig ...
References
Waterfalls of Russia
Sochi
Landforms of Krasnodar Krai
Natural monuments of Russia
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