The 2024 peak discharge occurred 12 days earlier than the 2000–2010 average for similar catchments, implying accelerated spring warming. If current trends continue, the waterfall may become ephemeral by 2050 due to loss of the small glacieret (area ~0.08 km² in 2023) feeding its upper basin.
Following the World Waterfall Database criteria, Katya y111 Waterfall.44 is a tiered fan waterfall (Type 2.4). Its low height but high seasonal variability distinguishes it from stable temperate waterfalls. The stepped morphology suggests differential erosion along schistosity planes.
Water temperature at outflow ranged from 0.4°C (June) to 3.8°C (August), indicating mixed glacial meltwater and supra-permafrost groundwater.
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Date: April 12, 2026