1 . Kunchikal Falls
Kunchikal Falls is a waterfall in the Shimoga district of Karnataka.
The total height of the falls is 455 meters.
Kunchikal Falls is formed by the Varahi river.
Tallest tiered type waterfall in India.
2 . Barehipani Falls
Barehipani Falls is a waterfall located in Simlipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.
The Barehipani Falls has a total height of 399 metres.
Two-tiered waterfall.
The waterfall is situated on the Budhabalanga River flowing over Meghasuni mountain of the Eastern Ghats.
3 . Nohkalikai Falls
Nohkalikai Falls is the tallest plunge waterfall in India.
Its height is 340 metres.
The waterfall is located in Meghalaya, near Cherapunji (now known as Sohra).
Nohkalikai Falls are fed by the rainwater collected on the summit of a comparatively small plateau and decrease in power during the dry season, from December to February.
4 . Nohsngithiang Falls
Nohsngithiang Falls (also known as the Seven Sisters Waterfalls or Mawsmai Falls) is a seven-segmented waterfall.
It is located in East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya.
The water falls from a height of 315 metres and has an average width of 70 metres making it one of the tallest waterfalls in India.
5 . Dudhsagar Falls
Dudhsagar Falls is a four-tiered waterfall on the Mandovi River in Goa.
Dudhsagar Falls is amongst India’s tallest waterfalls with a height of 310 m and an average width of 30 metres.
The falls are located in the Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park among the Western Ghats.
6 . Kynrem Falls
The Kynrem Falls is located in East Khasi Hills district in the state of Meghalaya.
It is situated inside the Thangkharang Park.
The Kynrem Falls is a three-tiered waterfall, with water falling from a height of 305 metres.
7 . Meenmutty Falls
Meenmutty Falls is located in Wayanad District in the state of Kerala.
It is a three-tiered waterfall with a height of 300 metres.
8 . Thalaiyar Falls
Thalaiyar Falls also known as Rat Tail Falls is a waterfall located in the Theni District of Tamil Nadu.
Thalaiyar Falls flows as Manjalar River, one of the tributaries of Vaigai river which flows in the south of Tamil Nadu.
It is 297 m tall and is the highest waterfall in Tamil Nadu.
9 . Hogenakkal Falls
Hogenakkal Falls is a waterfall in South India on the Kaveri river.
It is located on the border between Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu and Chamrajnagar district of Karnataka.
It is 259 m tall.
10 . Jog Falls or Gersoppa Falls
Jog Falls is a waterfall on the Sharavati river located in Uttara Kannada District and its view point is located Shimoga district of Karnataka.
It is the second highest plunge waterfall in India.
It is a segmented waterfall which depends on rain and season to become a plunge waterfall.
It is 253 m tall.
11 . Khandadhar Falls
The Khandadhar Falls is located in Nandapani, Bonaigarh in the Sundargarh district of Odisha.
It is the second highest waterfall in Odisha after Barehipani Falls in Mayurbhanj.
It is 244 m tall.
12 . Duduma Waterfall
Duduma Waterfall is situated in the border of Koraput district of Odisha.
This horsetail type waterfall is 175 metres in height and is formed by the Machkund river.
13 . Chachai Falls
Chachai Falls is in Rewa district in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
The Chachai Falls is on the Beehad River, a tributary of Tamsa or Tons River as it comes down from the Rewa Plateau.
It has a total height of 130 metres.
Chachai Falls is an example of a nick point caused by rejuvenation. Knick point, also called a nick point or simply nick, represents breaks in slopes in the longitudinal profile of a river caused by rejuvenation. The break in channel gradient allows water to fall vertically giving rise to a waterfall.
14 . Keoti Falls
Keoti Falls is in Rewa district in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
The Keoti Falls is on the Mahana river, a tributary of Tamsa or Tons River as it comes down from the Rewa Plateau.
It has a total height of 98 metres.
It is a segmented type waterfall with a single drop.
Keoti Falls is an example of a nick point caused by rejuvenation.
15 . Hundru Falls
The Hundru Falls is a waterfall located in Ranchi district in the state of Jharkhand.
The Hundru Falls at one of the edges of the Ranchi plateau is one of the several scarp falls in the region.
Hundru Falls is on the course of the Subarnarekha River.
The Hundru Falls is an example of a Knick point caused by rejuvenation.
It has an approximate height of 98 m.
16 . Patalpani Waterfall
The Patalpani Waterfall is a waterfall on the Choral River, a tributary of the Narmada, located in the Mhow Tehsil of Indore district in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
It has an approximate height of 91 m.
17 . Shivanasamudra Falls
Shivanasamudra Falls is a cluster of waterfalls in Mandya and Chamarajanagara districts of Karnataka, situated along the river Kaveri.
The Bharachukki Falls in Kollegala, with a height of 69 metres, and the Gaganachukki Falls in Malavalli, with a height of 90 metres, collectively form the Shivanasamudra Falls.
18 . Dhuandhar Falls
The Dhuandhar Falls is a waterfall in Jabalpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
It is the biggest waterfall in India.
The Dhuandhar Falls is located on the Narmada River in Bhedaghat and are 30 meters high.
The Narmada River, making its way through the world-famous Marble Rocks, narrows down and then plunges into a waterfall known as Dhuandhar.
The plunge, which creates a bouncing mass of mist, is so powerful that its roar can be heard from a far distance.
19 . Athirapilly Falls
Athirapilly Falls is situated in Thrissur District of Kerala 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 Kerala.
Its height is 25 metres.
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PRACTICE QUESTIONS
QUES . Consider the following information: UPSC 2024
Waterfall : Region : River
1 . Dhunandhar : Malwa : Narmada
2 . Hundru : Chota Nagpur : Subarnarekha
3 . Gersoppa : Western Ghats : Netravati
In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Ans (a) EXPLANATION: Dhuandhar Falls is a waterfall in Jabalpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Jabalpur is not in Malwa region although Dhuandhar Falls is located on the Narmada River. Hence (1) is not correct. Malwa region includes districts of western Madhya Pradesh and parts of south-eastern Rajasthan. Malwa region includes the Madhya Pradesh districts of Agar, Dewas, Dhar, Indore, Jhabua, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Shajapur, Ujjain, and parts of Guna and Sehore, and the Rajasthan districts of Jhalawar and parts of Kota, Banswara and Pratapgarh. Hundru Falls is on the course of the Subarnarekha River on Ranchi plateau which is a part of Chota Nagpur plateau. Hence (2) is correct. Jog Falls is a waterfall on the Sharavati river not Netravati. Hence (3) is not correct.
