Güney Waterfall

The waterfall is located in the Cindere village of the Güney district of Denizli Province. It is 70 km (43 mi) distant from Denizli and 3 km (1.9 mi) from Güney.[2][3] The road to the waterfall is paved with cobblestones.[4]

The waterfall is fed by waters of a spring dropping from a height of 20 m (66 ft), which joins the Büyük Menderes River. The carbonated water dissolved limestone formation rocks and formed travertines on the waterfall base. A cave situated under the waterfall contains a pond.[2]

It is a popular visitor attraction. Around 20,000 local and foreign tourists visit the site annually.[3]

Used as a local recreational area since the 1960s,[5] the waterfall and its surroundings, which cover an area of 4.98 da (536 sq ft), was registered in 1994 as a natural monument by the Nature Reserve and Nature Parks Administration of the Ministry of Forest and Water Management.[1]

In the summer of 2007, the waterfall faced the risk of disappearance due to drought in the region.[5] To overcome the threat, water was brought by pipeline over a distance of 600 m (2,000 ft).[6] The 20 m (66 ft)-high rock wall of the waterfall collapsed following a landslide, which occurred in the afternoon of May 13, 2013. As a result of the rockfall, the waterfall almost disappeared. One person at the site sustained light injuries.[3] In April 2014 workers diverted the stream and reestablished the waterfall about 50 m (160 ft) to the side of the waterfall's initial location. Facilities were added to the site for outdoor recreation. The waterfall area was also illuminated to accommodate nighttime visitors.[4]