The Orekhovsky (') is a

waterfall A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...

in the

Sochi National Park Sochi National Park (russian: Сочинский национальный парк, also Sochinsky National Park) is Russia's oldest national park, established on May 5, 1983. It is located in the Western Caucasus, near the city of Sochi, in Souther ...

. It takes its name from

Orekhovka The Orekhovka (russian: Ореховка, formerly Сандо-Вака ''Sando-Vaka'') is a river in Dalnerechensky District, Primorsky Krai, Russia. It is the longest tributary of Malinovka, which it enters about 111 km from the Malnikova's ...

, a settlement in the

Khosta District Khostinsky City District (russian: Хостинский райо́н) is one of four city districts of the city of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city district borders Maykopsky District of the Republic of Adygea in the northeast, Adlersky C ...

Sochi Sochi ( rus, Со́чи, p=ˈsotɕɪ, a=Ru-Сочи.ogg) is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia, with a population of 466,078 residents, up to 600,000 residents in ...

. It is located on the Bezumenka stream at its confluence with the

Sochi River The Sochi (russian: Сочи) is a river in the city of Sochi in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It is long, and the area of its basin . Originating at Bolshaya Shura Mountain in the Greater Caucasus Mountains, it flows southwest and enters the Black ...

. Orekhovsky is the second highest waterfall in the city, with a height of 27.5 meters. In the early 20th century, it was known as ''Melnichny'' ("the miller's fall"). Nearby is a grove of

walnut A walnut is the edible seed of a drupe of any tree of the genus ''Juglans'' (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, '' Juglans regia''. Although culinarily considered a "nut" and used as such, it is not a true ...

s and

rhododendron ''Rhododendron'' (; from Ancient Greek ''rhódon'' "rose" and ''déndron'' "tree") is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are nati ...

Other Sochi waterfalls

Ivanovsky Ivanovsky (russian: Ивановский; masculine), Ivanovskaya (; feminine), or Ivanovskoye (; neuter), are forms of a Russian adjective derived from the first name Ivan. It may refer to: People * Ivanovsky (surname) (feminine: Ivanovskaya), Rus ...

Polikarya The Polikarya (') is the highest waterfall in Sochi, Russia. It is fed by one of the glaciers of the Aibga Ridge. Even in June, the slope is covered with snow. The waterfall is located in the Adlersky District not far from Krasnaya Polyana. It is ...

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Waterfalls of Russia Sochi Landforms of Krasnodar Krai Natural monuments of Russia {{waterfall-stub