Russia 
In numbers.
0.83m³/s
Average flow
estimate
May–Aug
Best months
2,688m
Elevation
The water at Zæjgælan, month by month
It roars from May to June.
The fullest months: from May to June. The thinnest: from December to February. Below −4 °C on average (from November to March): the falls can partly freeze.
- 0.2 m³/sJan
- 0.3 m³/sFeb
- 1.0 m³/sMar
- 1.5 m³/sApr
- 2.1 m³/sMay
- 2.2 m³/sJun
- 1.5 m³/sJul
- 0.9 m³/sAug
- 0.7 m³/sSep
- 0.7 m³/sOct
- 0.3 m³/sNov
- 0.1 m³/sDec
From about 0.11 m³/s in the lowest month to 2.2 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from May to August.
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.
Zæjgælan is a waterfall in Russia.
Getting there.
- Verkhniy Fiagdonnearest town · 10 km in a straight line
- Vladikavkaz Beslan International Airport (OGZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 54 km in a straight lineCar hire at TBS airport (Tbilisi)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From May to Augustbest 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 748 m in 1.7 km.
What is around.
- 1viewpointsОбзорная площадка на Мидаграбиндонские водопады
- —waymarked walking routes
- —car parks
- —swimming spots
- —picnic sites
- —toilets
- —information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- 5other named waterfalls within 4 kmХрустальный, Большой Зейгеланский водопад, Тахкадон and 2 more
- 1caves
- 1campsites
- —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
- Verkhniy Fiagdon10 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 | -8 | -7 | -2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | -2 | -7 |
| Night °C | -17 | -16 | -12 | -8 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | -5 | -11 | -15 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 38 | 33 | 63 | 74 | 107 | 117 | 84 | 68 | 62 | 64 | 47 | 35 |
| Wet days | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Sun h/day | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 21 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, with temperatures carried to the height of the falls (2,688 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 | 96% | 94% | 96% | 79% | 150% | 79% | 65% | 168% | 44% | 24% | 51% | 79% |
| 2021 | 65% | 124% | 58% | 77% | 61% | 102% | 132% | 63% | 147% | 83% | 67% | 54% |
| 2022 | 82% | 87% | 82% | 78% | 122% | 96% | 69% | 64% | 92% | 74% | 78% | 51% |
| 2023 | 50% | 145% | 85% | 92% | 116% | 129% | 132% | 48% | 114% | 50% | 176% | 107% |
| 2024 | 93% | 87% | 65% | 48% | 106% | 69% | 73% | 56% | 92% | 114% | 151% | 97% |
| 2025 | 54% | 93% | 112% | 160% | 79% | 72% | 48% | 17% | 190% | 83% | 1% | 91% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Zæjgælan
Russia
- —Height
- 0.83 m³/sAverage flow
- May–AugBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q4190158) · 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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