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The following is a list of the highest waterfalls in India. It is based on the data from World Waterfall Database. [1] In many cases, numbers are merely estimates and measurements may be imprecise. The highest waterfall in India is Kunchikal waterfall located in Shimoga district of Karnataka.
The height of the falls is about 29 metres (95 ft). [1] [2] It is the widest waterfall in India, reaching a width of nearly 300 metres (980 ft) during the monsoon season. [3] Because of its width and its widespread horseshoe shape during the monsoon season, it is often called the "Niagara Falls of India". [4] [5]
This is a list of waterfalls in India sorted by state. The Indian state of Karnataka has more waterfalls than any other state. Karnataka has 544 waterfalls which are at least 10 meters in height. With a height of 1493 feet, Kunchikal Falls in Shimoga District, Karnataka is the tallest waterfall in the country.
Kunchikal Falls is a waterfall in India located in the Nidagodu village near Masthikatte in the Shimoga district of Karnataka state. [2] [3] Kunchikal Falls cascades down rocky boulders and the total height of the falls is 455 meters (1,493 feet), according to the World Waterfall Database. [1] Kunchikal Falls is formed by the Varahi river.
Dudhsagar Falls (lit. ' Sea of Milk ' ) is a four-tiered waterfall on the Mandovi River in the Indian state of Goa . It is 60 km from Panaji by road and is located on the Belgaum –Vasco Da Gama rail route about 46 km east of Madgaon and 80 km south of Belgaum .
Athirapilly Falls is situated in the border of Kuttampuzha Panchayat in Aluva Taluk, of Ernakulam District and Athirapilly Panchayat in Chalakudy Taluk of Thrissur District in Kerala, India on the Chalakudy River, which originates from the upper reaches of the Western Ghats at the entrance to the Sholayar ranges. It is the largest waterfall in ...
The Langshiang Falls is located near the village of Sangriang, 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Nongstoin, in West Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. It can also be seen from Mawpon village. [1] The total height of the falls is generally quoted at around 337 metres (1,106 ft). However, that needs to be confirmed. [2]
Jog Falls [6] is a waterfall on the Sharavati river located in Siddapur taluk of Uttara Kannada district [7] and its view point in Kargal town of Shimoga district, Karnataka, India. [8] [9] It is the second highest plunge waterfall in India. [10] It is a segmented waterfall which depends on rain and season to become a plunge waterfall.