Moldova Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
The cut
164 metres, to scale.
A slice through Rîpa Adîncă where it is deepest and narrowest, measured on the Copernicus relief model every 30 m. Same scale as the landmark standing on the floor.
Standing on the floor, to scale: Great Pyramid · 139 m
Depth is measured to the lower rim; the width is from rim to rim. A 30 m relief model smooths the narrowest walls, so a slot canyon reads shallower than it is.
164m
Depth
measured on the 30 m relief model
5.3km
Rim to rim
measured on the 30 m relief model
18°
Steepest wall
average over 300 m, from the relief
62m
Floor altitude
Rim to floor
Afternoons, up top and down below.
In July the afternoon reaches 28 °C. The best months to hike are in May and in September. The rim freezes at night from December to March. The wettest months are from June to July.
- 0°-2°Jan
- 2°1°Feb
- 9°8°Mar
- 16°15°Apr
- 23°22°May
- 26°25°Jun
- 28°27°Jul
- 28°27°Aug
- 23°22°Sep
- 15°14°Oct
- 8°6°Nov
- 1°0°Dec
Afternoon highs, 1991–2020 averages (NASA POWER) brought to the altitude of the rim and of the floor with the standard lapse rate (6.5 °C per 1 000 m). Shade, wind and rock change this on the day. Not a forecast.
Geological and paleonthological natural monument of Moldova
Rîpa Adîncă is a ravine in Moldova. The relief model measures 164 m from the floor to the lower rim. Rim to rim it is 5.3 km wide where the cut was taken.
Getting there.
- Serebriianearest town · 8.4 km in a straight line
- Viewpointsnearest viewpoint · 5.3 km from the floor
- Suceava Ștefan cel Mare International Airport (SCV)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 126 km in a straight lineCar hire at IAS airport (Iaşi)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
- In May and in Septemberbest months to hike (estimate)
Plan the visit
Guided hikes, a bed nearby, a car.
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The river
The the river runs highest from March to July.
The the river carries about 260 m³/s on average here. It runs highest from March to July.
- 156 m³/sJan
- 261 m³/sFeb
- 514 m³/sMar
- 589 m³/sApr
- 565 m³/sMay
- 499 m³/sJun
- 461 m³/sJul
- 366 m³/sAug
- 283 m³/sSep
- 250 m³/sOct
- 215 m³/sNov
- 126 m³/sDec
From about 126 m³/s in the lowest month to 589 m³/s in the highest. Its basin above this point covers 42,470 km².
Follow the Dniester from source to mouth on Riveryas
Estimate: long-term flow from the HydroATLAS model (WaterGAP, 1971–2000) shaped by the monthly rain, snow and temperature of the area (NASA POWER). Dams change it. Not a forecast.
From the sky.
The canyon from above, with the relief shaded, the line of the cut, the river and what people have mapped around it.
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3 km
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 12 × 12 km, north up. The line is the cut above. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around the canyon.
- 1viewpoints within 5 km
- 5footbridges and suspension bridges within 3 km
- 6car parks within 3 km
- 1information boards and visitor centres within 4 km
- 1hotels and guesthouses within 8 kmConacul apicol
- marked hiking routes within 4 km
- via ferrata routes within 4 km
- climbing crags within 3 km
- rafting, canoe, kayak or canyoning spots within 4 km
- swimming spots within 3 km
- named waterfalls within 4 km
- caves within 3 km
- bus stops within 2 km
- campsites within 8 km
- restaurants and cafés within 4 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, around the floor of the canyon. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Serebriia8.4 km in a straight line
- Vasylivka13 km in a straight line
- Briceni13 km in a straight line
- Otaci14 km in a straight line
- Sokyryany14 km in a straight line
- Ocniţa14 km in a straight line
- Mohyliv-Podilskyy15 km in a straight line
- Ozheve16 km in a straight line
In our other atlases
What else is around Rîpa Adîncă.
The river that carved it, the waterfalls inside it, the mountains on the rim, the lakes, beaches and island nearby — from our six sister atlases, each with its own figures.
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, NOAA, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Month by month
The weather, at the floor and at the rim.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon · floor | 0 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| Afternoon · rim | -2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| Night · rim | -8 | -7 | -3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | -1 | -6 |
| Rain (mm) | 35 | 37 | 41 | 46 | 63 | 81 | 80 | 52 | 46 | 46 | 40 | 35 |
| Rainy days | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Sun hours/day | 1.9 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 20 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| Afternoon · floor | Afternoon · rim | Night · rim | Rain (mm) | Sun hours/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0 | -2 | -8 | 35 | 1.9 |
| Feb | 2 | 1 | -7 | 37 | 3.2 |
| Mar | 9 | 8 | -3 | 41 | 4.9 |
| Apr | 16 | 15 | 3 | 46 | 6.8 |
| May | 23 | 22 | 10 | 63 | 8.1 |
| Jun | 26 | 25 | 14 | 81 | 8.6 |
| Jul | 28 | 27 | 16 | 80 | 8.7 |
| Aug | 28 | 27 | 15 | 52 | 8.4 |
| Sep | 23 | 22 | 10 | 46 | 6.2 |
| Oct | 15 | 14 | 4 | 46 | 4.1 |
| Nov | 8 | 6 | -1 | 40 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 1 | 0 | -6 | 35 | 1.2 |
Averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide, brought to the floor (62 m) and the rim (230 m) with the standard lapse rate. Not a forecast.
Recent years
Wet years, dry years.
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A dry year means a lower river and hotter rock; a wet one, more water in the gorge.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 33% | 129% | 76% | 125% | 148% | 95% | 55% | 40% | 105% | 190% | 38% | 154% |
| 2021 | 100% | 132% | 105% | 84% | 153% | 100% | 123% | 160% | 38% | 5% | 34% | 254% |
| 2022 | 76% | 44% | 24% | 130% | 37% | 38% | 53% | 144% | 217% | 46% | 226% | 93% |
| 2023 | 51% | 217% | 69% | 257% | 32% | 65% | 104% | 60% | 84% | 75% | 131% | 105% |
| 2024 | 131% | 85% | 95% | 139% | 44% | 105% | 81% | 54% | 183% | 71% | 124% | 153% |
| 2025 | 41% | 18% | 75% | 62% | 280% | 28% | 134% | 46% | 181% | 154% | 110% | 67% |
130% or more: wet month 70% or less: dry month
Compare with the neighbours.
Rîpa Adîncă
Moldova
- 164 mDepth
- 5.3 kmRim to rim
- —Length
- 18°Steepest wall
Where these figures come from
| Name, type, published depth and length | Wikidata (Q28916437) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| The cut: depth, width, wall and 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| River flow and basin | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Viewpoints, trails, bridges and the river line | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Rivers, waterfalls, mountains, lakes, beaches and islands nearby | Coastya, Lakeyas, Peakyas, Cascadyas, Islandyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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