▁R oms dal ▁county , ▁Norway . ▁ ▁The ▁water fall ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁Ver ma ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁to ▁the ▁large ▁river ▁Ra uma ▁which ▁flows ▁through ▁the ▁R oms d alen ▁valley . ▁ ▁The ▁water fall ▁is ▁near ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Ver ma ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Ra uma ▁railway ▁line ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁route ▁E 1 3 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁river ▁Ver ma ▁flows ▁in ▁ste ep ▁cas c ades , ▁spl its ▁in ▁three ▁can als , ▁and ▁finally ▁dro ps ▁about ▁ ▁into ▁the ▁main ▁river . ▁The ▁total ▁height ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁along ▁the ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁Ver ma ▁river . ▁In ▁the ▁world ▁water fall ▁database ▁it ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁the ▁ 2 4 2 nd ▁tall est ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁valley ▁of ▁the ▁Ver ma ▁river ▁is ▁a ▁typical ▁" hook - val ley " ▁( agn ord al ) ▁as ▁Ver ma ▁river ▁in ▁pre history ▁was ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁to ▁G ud br ands d als l å gen ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁As ▁the ▁Ra uma ▁river ▁gradually ▁d ug ▁into ▁the ▁bed rock ▁in ▁upper ▁R oms d alen ▁valley ▁the ▁waters hed ▁shift ed ▁east ▁and ▁Ver ma ▁river ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁Ra uma ▁river . ▁Hans ▁Re usch ▁described ▁this ▁peculiar ity ▁of ▁the ▁Sc and in av ian ▁divide ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁The ▁hook - val ley ▁phenomen on ▁is ▁particularly ▁visible ▁around ▁the ▁R