Major waterfalls of India
A waterfall is a site where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops in the course of a stream or river. Waterfall may be found at a band of more resistant rock, at a nick point, or at places where deposition has occurred.
List of some important major waterfalls:
| Waterfall | Height | state | Features |
| Kunchikal Falls
The fall is formed by the Varahi river |
455meters (1,493 ft) | Shimoga district, Karnataka | cascades down |
| Barehipani Falls By river Budhablanga, It is the second-highest waterfall in India and the highest waterfall in Odisha |
399m, (1,309 ft) | located in Simlipal National Park in the Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Odisha. | two-tiered waterfall |
| Nohkalikai Falls
is the tallest plunge waterfall in India. |
is 340 meters (1,115 ft). | Meghalaya | tallest plunge-type waterfalls |
| Nohsngithiang Falls Also known as the seven-segmented waterfall |
315 meters (1,033 ft) | East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya | segmented waterfall |
| Dudhsagar Falls
located on the Mandovi River |
310 m, (1,020 ft) | Goa, and Karnataka | four-tiered waterfall |
| Meenmutty Falls | 300 meters (984 feet) | Wayanad District in the state of Kerala, | three-tiered waterfall |
| Thalaiyar Falls also known as Rat Tail Falls is a waterfall on the Manjalar River. It is the highest waterfall in T.N |
297 meters, (975 ft) | Tamil Nadu | horsetail type waterfalls |
| The Barkana Falls, formed by the Seetha River
|
259 meters (850 ft) | Shimoga district, Karnataka | tiered waterfalls |
| Jog Falls The waterfall on the Sharavati is the second-highest plunge waterfall in India. |
253 meters (830 ft) | Shimoga district, Karnataka | segmented waterfalls |
| The Khandadhar Falls
2nd the highest waterfall in Odisha.
|
244 meters (801 ft) | Odisha | Horsetail type falls |
| Vantawng Falls
On Lau river It is the highest uninterrupted waterfall in Mizoram |
229 meters (751 ft) | Serchhip district, Mizoram | 2 tiered waterfalls |
| Thoseghar waterfalls
Series of Waterfalls
|
some of them 15 to 20 meters and one of approx 200 meters in height.
|
Satara, Maharastra | cataract, segmented |
| Magod Falls
group of waterfalls on the river Bedti |
198 meters (650 ft) | Karnataka | 2 tiered waterfalls |
| Lodh Falls
in the mid-forest of Palamau Tiger Reserve, it is the highest waterfall in Jharkhand |
143 meters (469 ft) | Jharkhand | 2 tiered waterfalls |
| Bishop Falls | 135 meters (443 ft) | Shillong, Meghalaya | 3 tiered waterfalls |
| Chachai Falls | 130 meters (430 ft) | Rewa, M.P | In Bihad of Rewa |
| Bundla Fall
On Bundla river |
100 meter | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh | |
| Koosalli Waterfalls | 116 meters (381 ft) | Karnataka | 6 tiered waterfall |
| Pandavgadh falls | 107 meters (351 ft) | Maharastra | |
| Hundru Falls
On river Subernrekha |
98 meters (322 ft) | Ranchi district in, Jharkhand | segmented type |
| Patalpani Waterfall | 91.5 meters (300 ft) | Indore district, Madhya Pradesh | segmented type |
| Teerathgarh Falls
On Kagra river |
91 meters (299ft) | Bastar district, Chhattisgarh | |
| Dhuandhar Falls
On river Narmada |
30 meters (98 ft) | Jabalpur district, M.P | formed by water vapours or the smoke cascade |
| Athirappilly Falls
On river Chalakuddy |
25 meters (82ft) | Thrissur District in Kerala | segmented type waterfall |
| Chitrakot falls
On river Indravati |
29 meter | Chattisgarh | Niagra falls of India |
| Athirappily Fall
On Chalakudy River
|
80 feet | Thrissur District in Kerala | The largest waterfall in Kerala |
Type of waterfall
Type of waterfalls are described in the image given below;
Types of waterfalls
Waterfalls in India on map
Waterfalls on the map of India
Major waterfalls in India
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_waterfalls_in_India_by_height
Fotos from: map on google for waterfall
You can also read:
- RAMSAR wetland sites
- Biosphere reserves of India
- Lakes of India
- Landforms and their evolution
- List of main volcanos of the world
- The Rocks- Igneous Rocks
- Sedimentary rocks
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