Döda falls, The dead case, is the current name of the place, where formerly the Swedish waterfall Gedungsen (also: Storforsen) was located. The waterfall was the outflow of Indalsälven from the former lake Ragundasjön and had a height of 35 meters. The place lies between the villages Hammarstrand and Bispgården in the municipality Ragunda in Jämtland.
The waterfall became a problem as the emerging forest industry wanted to use the Indals River for rafting tree trunks. Since the fall was high, steep and rocky, most of the tree trunks were destroyed at this point. The merchant Magnus Huss, also known as Vildhussen, started for 100 Swedish Reichstaler end of the 18th century an attempt to create a channel for the rafting side of the waterfall. This attempt ended in the night of 6 to 7 June 1796 in a disaster. When opening the channel, the entire lake behind was emptied within a few hours. The Indalsälven managed a new run through the porous gravel moraine with a 15 meter high tidal wave, leaving the scene silent and waterless. Despite the enormous destructive power, there were no personal casualties at this event. The earth masses, which washed away the river, collected later at the mouth of the Indalsälven north of Sundsvall and created a delta, in which today an airfield is located.
In the vicinity of Döda falls is also an open-air stage, where every summer popular music games are performed.
Source: Wikipedia