Jagala Waterfall is located on the river of the same name in Harjumaa county, Estonia. The waterfall is located 4 kilometres from the river's confluence with the Gulf of Finland and 25 kilometres east of Tallinn. It is 50 metres wide and about 8 metres high. Underneath Jagala Falls is a ledge that can be walked across its entire width, which makes the waterfall a particularly interesting place to visit in summer and winter. In summer you will see a wall of falling water and in winter you will see frozen blocks of ice. However, you must be careful as the passage is strewn with large slippery rocks, which are dangerous.
The waterfall forms a valley about 12-14 metres deep and 300 metres long. Every year the valley increases towards the source of the river, which is a natural process and is due to the natural destruction of the clay by the flow of water. Every year the edges of the waterfall erode by 3 cm. The most attractive view of the waterfall is in spring, when the water rushes noisily towards the sea. In winter, the panorama can be extraordinary, when the Jagala freezes almost completely, the waterfall becomes a frozen, bizarre monument. On its way, the Yagala water passes through swamps, which add a brown colour to the water.
Downstream of the river, at some distance from the waterfall there are rapids, even further down the river, on the right bank of the river, is the ancient Estonian settlement of Jõesuu, which is one of the largest in Estonia and occupies an area of about 3.5 hectares. Further on, the river flows to the dam of the former hydroelectric power station in Linnamäe (built in 1922 and destroyed during the war in 1944).
