Rivers and Waterfalls
Rivers and Waterfalls
Rivers and Waterfalls
- Kunchikal Falls in Shimoga District Karnataka is the highest waterfall in India with a height of 1493 feet.
- The highest waterfall in India (Kunchikal Falls) is formed by the Varahi River.
- Dudhsagar falls is known as the ‘Sea of milk’, it is formed from the Mandovi River.
- Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand is known as the city of waterfalls in India.
- Nohkalikai Falls located near Cherrapunji is the tallest plunge waterfall in India. Its height is 1115 feet (340 metres) and is one of the wettest places on Earth.
- The Western Ghats are known as the Cherrapunji of South India.
- Nohsngithiang Falls (also known as the Seven Sisters Waterfalls or Mawsmai Falls) is a seven-segmented waterfall located 1 kilometre south of Mawsmai village in East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya.
| Waterfalls in India | Location | Feature |
| Agaya Gangai | Namakkal, Tamil Nadu |
1 tiered/segmented waterfalls
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| Athirappilly Falls | Thrissur district, Kerala |
Block/Segmented type waterfall
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| Bahuti Falls | Mauganj, Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh |
2 tiered waterfalls, tallest waterfall in madhya Pradesh
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| Barehipani Falls | Mayurbhanj district, Odisha |
2 tiered waterfalls
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| Barkana Falls | Shimoga district, Karnataka | tiered waterfalls |
| Beadon Falls | East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya |
3 tiered waterfall, twin of Bishop Falls
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| Bishop Falls | East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya |
3 tiered waterfalls
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| Bundla Falls | kaimur district bihar | – |
| Chachai Falls | Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh |
on bihad river, comes down from Rewa Plateau
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| Chuliya Waterfall | Rajasthan | Chambal River |
| Chunchanakatte Falls | Mysore district, Karnataka |
on the Kaveri River
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| Coutrallam Falls (Kutralam) | Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu | Chittar River |
| Dabbe falls | Shivamogga, Sagar, Karnataka | – |
| Dudhsagar Falls | Karnataka and Goa |
4 tiered waterfalls
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| Duduma Falls | the border of Koraput (Odisha) and Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) |
plunge type waterfalls
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| Gatha Falls | Panna district, Madhya Pradesh | – |
| Gokak Falls | Belagavi district of Karnataka |
located on the Ghataprabha River
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| Hebbe Falls | Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka |
2 tiered waterfalls
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| Hundru Falls | Ranchi district, Jharkhand | segmented type |
| Jog Falls (Gersoppa Falls) | Shimoga district, Karnataka |
cascade waterfalls
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| Joranda Falls | Mayurbhanj district, Odisha |
plunge type waterfalls
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| Kakolat Falls | Nawada district, Bihar |
cataract waterfall
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| Kalhatti Falls | Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka | – |
| Keoti Falls | Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh |
segmented type waterfall
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| Keppa Falls | Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka |
fan type waterfall
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| Khandadhar Falls | Kendujhar district & Sundergarh district, Odisha |
Horse tail type falls
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| Kiliyur Falls | Yercaud, Tamil Nadu |
fan type waterfall
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| Koosalli Falls | Udupi, Karnataka | 6 tiered waterfall |
| Kudumari Falls | Udupi district, Karnataka |
horsetail type waterfall
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| Kunchikal Falls | Shimoga district, Karnataka |
Tiered, Highest waterfall in India
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| Kune Falls | Pune district, Maharashtra |
3 tiered waterfalls
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| Kynrem Falls | East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya |
3 tiered waterfalls
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| Langshiang Falls | West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya | – |
| Lodh Falls | Latehar district, Jharkhand |
2 tiered waterfalls
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| Lower Ghaghri Falls | Latehar district, Jharkhand |
cascade waterfalls
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| Magod Falls | Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka |
2 tiered/Segmented waterfalls
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| Meenmutty Falls | Wayanad district, Kerala |
3 tiered waterfalls/ segmented type
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| Muthyala Maduvu Falls | Bangalore rural district, Karnataka | – |
| Nohkalikai Falls | East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya |
tallest plunge type waterfalls
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| Nohsngithiang Falls or Mawsmai Falls | East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya |
segmented type waterfalls
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| Palani Falls | Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh | Surge waterfalls |
| Pandavgad Falls | Thane, Maharashtra | Plunge waterfall |
| Rajat Prapat | Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh |
horsetail type waterfall
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| Rajrappa Waterfalls | Ramgarh district, Jharkhand |
Rajrappa is a Hindu pilgrimage centre
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| Shivanasamudra Falls | Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka | segmented type |
| Soochipara Falls, Thoseghar Waterfalls | Wayanad district, Kerala, Satara district Maharashtra |
3 tiered waterfalls
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| Sweet Falls | East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya | horsetail type |
| Talakona falls | Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh |
highest waterfall in andhra pradesh
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| Teerathgarh Falls | Baster district, Chhattisgarh |
Block type Waterfall
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| Thalaiyar Falls | Batlagundu, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu |
horsetail type waterfalls
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| Tirathgarh Falls | Bastar district, Chhattisgarh |
horsetail type waterfall
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| Vajrai Falls | Satara district, Maharashtra |
3 tiered, 2nd tallest plunge type waterfall
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| Vantawng Falls | Serchhip district, Mizoram |
2 tiered waterfalls
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| Vantawng Falls | Serchhip district, Mizoram |
2 tiered waterfalls
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