The Kamianka-waterfall or how the gutsuls cry

The Kamianka-waterfall is found close by the village of Sinevir'ska Polyana of the Mizhgirya region (also known as Verkhniy Sinevir or under a Hungarian name of Felshosinevir). The waterfall is well known to the tourists making their way to the Sinevir lake or passing by it. The waterfall is located at the base of the Mt.Kamianka (1578 meters above the sea level) and Mt.Menchilik (1382 meters above the sea level), and falls into the Tereblya river. The Kamianka-waterfall is quite tall with the visible part of 10-12 meters. A few smaller cascades are hidden away in the bushes on the outskirts of the nearby forest. Lately, part of the water has been artificially channeled away in the horizontal direction along the rock. Whenever present, a high water-level gives rise to a series of smaller waterfalls, which turn the Kamianka into a smaller version of the Norwegian waterfall known as «the Seven sisters». No wonder the name «Transcarpatian Seven Sisters» is extremely popular among the tourists while the locals prefer to call it «the tears of the gutsul».



At 830 meters above the sea level, the area around the waterfall offers fascinating natural beauty and mirrors the beauty of the whole Mizhgirya region. Have a look at the Tereblya River on the picture below. Only 26 kilometers down, the stream is blocked off by a dam which gives rise to the Vil'shans'ke water storage basin. The water from the basin gets redirected to the Tereblya-Riks'ka power plant behind the mountain in the neighboring valley.

On one occasion when we got to the waterfall, we noticed a man who was just lounging by the river looking at the water and listening to the sounds of the waterfall. He paid absolutely no attention to us, whatsoever. He must've been in the state of the ultimate relaxation.

05.01.2011. 08:46

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