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wonderful.

Not really Bandak's Canal, but the Bandak Canal i.e. the Canal leading from the ocean up to lake Bandak. Bandak is not a person, but a lake. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandak. The picture looks like it may have been taken directly above the Vrangfoss locks if I am not mistaken.

Yes, I agree that it resembles Trangen (position UTM32V 6573922N 51137E) in the canalized river from Nomevatn above Vrangefoss. However, there is not such a pathway with an uphill there. Today there is an owergrown path where I suppose there was a short railway from the quarry to the gate construction works downfalls. So short time afterwards also this bank would have been less overgrown. And there is also a small cliff in the river at Trangen, but it is not connected with the gates with this screen wall from upstream, what is the case here. And this screen comes from Vrangfoss. So this is the downstram inlet to Vrangfoss gatelocks (Vrangfoss' underkanal med skjermen) at position UTM 32V 6573542N 512167 E. The pathway is also today used by many canal tourists for a short walk between Eidsfoss and Vrangfoss while the canal boat is being sluiced through. The pathway was later reconstructed and diverted from the original route from the top of the uphill on towards Vrangfoss in the late 1950ies and early 60'ies when hydroelectric stations were constructed in both waterfalls. The old tourist pathway turned right from the top of the hill and crossed Yttingen or Eiebekken brook on a wooden bridge (Børtebrua) that fell down in the 1970'ies but was later reconstructed. The local shop (Børtebua) at Vrangfoss was also situated on the other side of this brook, but must have been out of business since the late 1940'ies. On the other side of the pathway from the shop, close to the river was Kongens utsikt, from where the next picture in this series (with a view of the Vrangfoss locks) is taken.

I'm really liking the colorized look with all of these library of congress shots, good stuff

This waterfall was 'tamed' in 1905 to provide hydro-electricity for the company that would later become Norsk Hydro. In fact, it provided electricity for Hydro's Rjukan plant, famed for the WW2 sabotage attack by 'the Heroes of Telemark'. It's rarely seen in such a state nowadays - it's normally more of a trickle (although not in this photo). A shame to harness such a natural wonder maybe, but Norway's not short of spectacular waterfalls, and this one helped to put Norway on the path to being an industrialized nation.

Beautiful capture absolutely lovely ! Well done!!

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called World Waterfall Database, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

cool nice

In what was soon to become Notodden. no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notodden på norsk. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notodden in English.

great shot

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oh wow...i saw this on explore its absolutely beautiful i love landscape type pictures

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