Russia 
In numbers.
0.35m³/s
Average flow
estimate
May–Jun
Best months
149m
Elevation
The water at Plakun, month by month
It roars from April to May.
The fullest months: from April to May, with the snowmelt. The thinnest: from November to March. Below −4 °C on average (from November to March): the falls can partly freeze.
- 0.1 m³/sJan
- 0.1 m³/sFeb
- 0.2 m³/sMar
- 1.3 m³/sApr
- 1.4 m³/sMay
- 1.0 m³/sJun
- 0.6 m³/sJul
- 0.6 m³/sAug
- 0.6 m³/sSep
- 0.5 m³/sOct
- 0.4 m³/sNov
- 0.1 m³/sDec
From about 0.05 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 May to June.
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.
Waterfall in Russia
Plakun is a waterfall in Russia.
Getting there.
- Suksunnearest town · 7.0 km in a straight line
- Perm International Airport (PEE)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 118 km in a straight line
- From May to Junebest 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.
What is around.
- 1viewpointsПлакун
- —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
- 5campsitesБеседка, Столик and 3 more
- 1hotels, 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
- Suksun7.0 km in a straight line
- Ust’-Kishert’24 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 | -12 | -10 | -2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 5 | -4 | -11 |
| Night °C | -19 | -18 | -10 | -3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 6 | -1 | -9 | -17 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 42 | 34 | 46 | 51 | 74 | 95 | 83 | 87 | 70 | 75 | 56 | 44 |
| Wet days | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Sun h/day | 1.9 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 51 | 60 | 64 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 36 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (149 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 | 160% | 154% | 111% | 144% | 117% | 77% | 172% | 213% | 123% | 68% | 54% | 64% |
| 2021 | 105% | 102% | 73% | 102% | 65% | 43% | 93% | 21% | 117% | 76% | 105% | 138% |
| 2022 | 99% | 146% | 47% | 94% | 148% | 133% | 43% | 20% | 96% | 75% | 101% | 128% |
| 2023 | 73% | 89% | 104% | 59% | 32% | 78% | 85% | 60% | 50% | 105% | 170% | 95% |
| 2024 | 98% | 74% | 86% | 119% | 110% | 126% | 135% | 126% | 28% | 29% | 126% | 120% |
| 2025 | 156% | 42% | 68% | 209% | 116% | 114% | 89% | 89% | 123% | 71% | 149% | 146% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q23956955) · 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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