The channel
Thick foam.
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Probiy is a waterfall on the Prut River in the town of Yaremche, in the Carpathian Mountains of western Ukraine. It is about eight metres high, one of the most powerful waterfalls in the Ukrainian Carpathians and one of the town's most visited places. The waterfall was much higher in the 19th century and lost height as the channel leading to it deepened. Kayakers and rafters love it. A small crafts market and a suspension bridge over the river stand nearby, and a traditional wooden Carpathian church is close by. You see brown and white water rushing hard between flat, tilted grey rocks and breaking into thick foam in a narrow rocky channel. Fir forests and green mountains surround the river, and in spring snowmelt raises the water and the roar grows louder. It is about 2 km from central Yaremche in a straight line. The rocks near the water are slippery and visitors have fallen, so keep away from the edge. The UK Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to the Ivano-Frankivsk region, and opening can change at short notice, so read the current advice before you plan.
Thick foam.
Grey and tilted.
Higher water.
Prut River, Yaremche, Ukraine
Yes, much higher in the 19th century.
Yes, the UK Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to the Ivano-Frankivsk region.