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Jiao Lung Waterfall

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31: 212:, the waterfall is in full flow. However, the high flows also wash away the crossings and bridges of the stream, disconnecting Fengshan from access. After just several days or even hours, the waterfall decreases noticeably in volume. This is because the falls is located on a steep and short drainage that drops 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) in its 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) run, which amounts to an average gradient of 325 metres (1,066 ft) per kilometer, or 820 feet (250 m) per mile. 325: 382: 293: 71: 205:. Its closest settlement is the small hamlet of Fengshan (豐山村). Predominantly seasonal, it has been known to have much reduced flow just several days after rain. 30: 366: 423: 221: 447: 208:
Although a road leads up the canyon to Fengshan, the waterfall is extremely difficult to reach during full flow. Immediately after a
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Mount Da Ta
Alishan
Chiayi County
Taiwan
Coordinates
23°33′13.25″N 120°45′57.90″E / 23.5536806°N 120.7660833°E / 23.5536806; 120.7660833
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pinyin
Wade–Giles
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
Taiwan
Mount Da Ta
Alishan Township
Chiayi County
typhoon
List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
List of waterfalls
"Feng Shan"
the original
"Taiwan's highest waterfall"
"Jiaolong Waterfall"
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Taiwan
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