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Waterfalls of India

Waterfalls

What is Waterfall?

A waterfall is an area where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops in the course of a stream or river. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.

India has a wide variety of waterfalls. Some of the significant waterfalls in India are Jog Falls, Dhuandhar Falls, Chitrakoot Falls, Kutralam Falls, Rajrappa Falls, and Hundru Falls. An area of a stream or river where waterfalls over a vertical drop or a succession of steep drops is called a waterfall.

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Types of Waterfalls

  • Ledge waterfall: Water descends vertically over a vertical cliff, maintaining partial contact with the bedrock.
  • Cataract: A large, powerful waterfall.
  • Horsetail: Descending water maintains some contact with bedrock.
  • Plunge: Fast-moving water descends vertically, losing contact with the bedrock surface.
  • Block: Water descends from a relatively wide stream or river.
  • Multi-step: A series of waterfalls one after another of roughly the same size each with its own sunken plunge pool.
  • Segmented: Distinctly separate flows of water form as it descends.
  • Cascade: Water descends a series of rock steps.
  • Punchbowl: Water descends in a constricted form and then spreads out in a wider pool.
  • Tiered: Water drops in a series of distinct steps or falls.
  • Fan: Water spreads horizontally as it descends while remaining in contact with bedrock.
  • Moulin: A moulin is a waterfall in a glacier.

List of Highest Waterfalls in India

  • 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.


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Kunchikal Falls

  • Kunchikal Falls is located in Nidagodu village near Masthikatte in Shimoga district of state Karnataka.
  • Kunchikal falls cascades down rocky boulders and a total height of fall is 455 meters according to the world waterfall database.
  • Highest waterfall in India
  • Kunchikal falls is formed by the Varahi river.

Barehipani Falls

  • Dropping from a height of 399 m, Barehipani Falls is located inside the Simlipal National Park in Mayurbhanj, Odisha.
  • This two-tiered waterfall originates from the Budhabalanga River and makes its way through the rocky terrains of the mighty Meghasani mountain.
  • This is the second-highest waterfall in India and attracts trekkers and nature enthusiasts from across the country.
  • It is one of the most attractive tourist attractions in Odisha.

Nohkalikai Falls

  • On the third spot is the Nohkalikai Falls in Meghalaya.
  • Falling from a height of 340 m, this gorgeous waterfall is located near Cherrapunji in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya.
  • The destination is characterized by heavy rainfall, root bridges, and plenty of nature.
  • It lies about 5 km away from Cherrapunji town. Tumbling down from a height of 1,115 ft, it creates a large blue-green plunge pool at the bottom.

Nohsngithiang Falls

  • Dropping from a height of 315 m, Nohsngithiang Falls in the East Khasi Hills district is the fourth highest waterfall in India.
  • A gem of nature with seven streams, Nohsngithiang waterfall plunges over the limestone cliffs of the Khasi hills and is also referred to as Seven Sister Falls.
  • The seven segments of the falls exemplify the seven sister states of north-eastern states namely Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, and Nagaland, Tripura.
  • The waterfall is nearly a kilometer from the famous Mawsmai village in Meghalaya and is thus known as the Mawsmai Falls.

Dudhsagar

  • A tired waterfall on the Mandovi River, located in Goa near the border with Karnataka
  • 60 km from Panaji
  • 310m high – four tiered.
  • During the monsoon season it forms one of the most spectacular natural scene

Chitrakoot Falls

  • Located near Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh on the Indravati River
  • 29m high
  • Called as ‘Niagara Falls of India’
  • Falls for the full stretch of the river
  • Look majestic in the monsoon season
  • A place of Hindu pilgrimage

Jog Falls

  • The highest untiered (Single Plunge ) falls (253m) of India, located on the Sharavati River in the Shimoga District of Karnataka
  • Also called as Gersoppa or Jogda Guindi
  • Famous tourist attraction
  • An HEP Project(Hydro Electric Project) has been eastablished near it.

Thalaiyar Falls

  • Thalaiyar Waterfalls, also recognized as the “rat tail falls” due to its distinctive shape, in the Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu.
  • Its remarkable width adds to its allure, and it’s widely acknowledged for the challenging terrain and mysterious caverns that surround it.

Hundru Falls

  • A waterfall in Jharkhand, India is called Hundru Falls. It may be found in the Ranchi district.
  • It is the 34th-highest waterfall in India.
  • The varied rock formations that have emerged as a result of erosion brought on by the steady flow of water have enhanced the area’s beauty.

Dhuandhar Falls

  • The world-famous Marble Rocks are where the Narmada River narrows before it plunges into the Dhuandhar waterfall.
  • It is situated in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur.
  • One can hear the noise of the plunge, which produces a bouncing ball of mist, from a great distance away.
  • Rocks made of white marble appear silvery when illuminated by moonlight.

Rajrappa Falls

  • Located in the Hazaribagh District where Bhairve (Bhera) joins the river Damodar, falling from a height of 30 ft.
  • In the vicinity lies a famous temple called Chinnamasta Temple.
  • There are some impressive rock formations in this area.

Waterfall and it's location

  1. Kunchikal Falls: Shimoga district, Karnataka
  2. Barehipani Falls: Mayurbhanj district, Odisha
  3. Nohkalikai Falls: East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya
  4. Nohsngithiang Falls or Mawsmai Falls: East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya
  5. Dudhsagar Falls: Karnataka and Goa
  6. Kynrem Falls: East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya
  7. Meenmutty Falls: Wayanad district, Kerala
  8. Thalaiyar Falls: Batlagundu, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu
  9. Vajrai Falls: Satara district, Maharashtra
  10. Barkana Falls: Shimoga district, Karnataka
  11. Jog Falls (Gersoppa Falls): Shimoga district, Karnataka
  12. Khandadhar Falls: Kendujhar district & Sundergarh district, Odisha
  13. Vantawng Falls: Serchhip district, Mizoram
  14. Kune Falls: Pune district, Maharashtra
  15. Soochipara Falls, Thoseghar Waterfalls: Wayanad district, Kerala, Satara district: Maharashtra
  16. Magod Falls: Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka
  17. Joranda Falls: Mayurbhanj district, Odisha
  18. Hebbe Falls: Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka
  19. Duduma Falls: the border of Koraput (Odisha) and Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)
  20. Palani Falls: Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh
  21. Lodh Falls: Latehar district, Jharkhand
  22. Rajrappa Waterfalls: Ramgarh district, Jharkhand
  23. Bahuti Falls: Mauganj, Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh
  24. Bishop Falls: East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya
  25. Chachai Falls: Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh
  26. Keoti Falls: Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh
  27. Kalhatti Falls: Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka
  28. Beadon Falls: East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya
  29. Keppa Falls: Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka
  30. Koosalli Falls: Udupi, Karnataka
  31. Dabbe falls: Shivamogga, Sagar, Karnataka
  32. Pandavgad Falls: Thane, Maharashtra
  33. Rajat Prapat: Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh
  34. Bundla Falls: kaimur district bihar
  35. Vantawng Falls: Serchhip district, Mizoram
  36. Shivanasamudra Falls: Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka
  37. Lower Ghaghri Falls: Latehar district, Jharkhand
  38. Hundru Falls: Ranchi district, Jharkhand
  39. Sweet Falls: East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya
  40. Agaya Gangai: Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
  41. Coutrallam Falls (Kutralam): Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu
  42. Gatha Falls: Panna district, Madhya PradeshKiliyur Falls: Yercaud, Tamil Nadu
  43. Kudumari Falls: Udupi district, Karnataka
  44. Muthyala Maduvu Falls: Bangalore rural district, Karnataka
  45. Gokak Falls: Belagavi district of Karnataka
  46. Chunchanakatte Falls: Mysore district, Karnataka
  47. Tirathgarh Falls: Bastar district, Chhattisgarh
  48. Langshiang Falls: West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya
  49. Talakona falls: Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh
  50. Kakolat Falls: Nawada district, Bihar
  51. Athirappilly Falls: Thrissur district, Kerala
  52. Chuliya Waterfall: Rajasthan
  53. Teerathgarh Falls: Baster district, Chhattisgarh