Man' Katsa Waterfall

In the northeastern part of Lesvos, a few kilometers south of Mantamados, lies the famed Man’ Katsa Waterfall, formed in the Aspropotamos stream. The waterfall was created by an abrupt discontinuity of rocks along a major fault. Its waters plunge from a cliff about 15 m high, causing natural deepening at the point of impact and thus forming a natural pool. The area is covered by volcanic rocks, and the waterfall formed on ignimbrite volcanic rocks that were created 17 million years ago due to a violent eruption of the Lepetymnos volcano. The eruption created a large fault that abruptly interrupted the continuity of the ignimbrite rocks and of the Aspropotamos bed, resulting in the formation of the impressive geomorph of Man’ Katsa Waterfall at this spot.