List of Famous Waterfalls in India
List of Famous Waterfalls in India
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What is a Waterfall?
- A waterfall is a place where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of 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.
- Waterfalls are commonly formed in the upper course of a river where lakes flow into valleys in steep mountains.
Types of Waterfalls
- Cataract – A large, powerful waterfall.
- Horsetail – Descending water maintains some contact with bedrock.
- Plunge – 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.
- Ledge waterfall – Water descends vertically over a vertical cliff, maintaining partial contact with the bedrock.
- 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.
Waterfalls in India
- India is blessed with a diverse climate and most of the parts of the country receive good rainfall throughout the year.
- Monsoons are the major water providers to many waterfalls. The rains power the rivers and they create gushing waterfalls.
- Thus, there are thousands of waterfalls that are not only spectacular but also are among the tallest waterfalls in the world. In fact, each state of the country has a small or big List of Famous Waterfalls in India.
- Most of the highest waterfalls are found in the mountains area of North East India. The Garo, Khasi and Jaintia Hills with its unique landscape, climatic phenomenon of heavy cloud cover and torrential rainfall host the highest waterfalls in India.
List of Famous Waterfalls in India according to their Height
- In the below list some of the highest and beautiful waterfalls of India are listed.
- Note that since, there is no standard way to measure the height or width of a waterfall.
- No ranking of waterfalls should be assumed because of the heights or widths provided in the list. Many numbers are estimated and measurements may be imprecise.
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Waterfall |
Height |
Location |
Waterfall Type |
River |
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Kunchikal Falls |
455 m (1,493 ft) |
Shimoga, Karnataka |
Tiered, Highest waterfall in India |
Varahi river |
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Barehipani Falls |
399 m (1,309 ft) |
Mayurbhanj, Odisha |
2 tiered waterfalls |
|
|
Nohkalikai Falls |
340m (1115 ft) |
East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya |
tallest plunge type waterfalls |
|
|
Langshiang Falls |
337 m (1,106 ft) |
West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya |
plunge type waterfalls |
Budhabalanga River |
|
Nohsngithiang Fall (Mawsmai Fall) |
315 m (1,033 ft) |
East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya |
segmented type waterfalls |
Seetha River |
|
Dudhsagar Falls |
310 m (1020 ft) |
Karnataka and Goa |
4 tiered waterfalls |
|
|
Kynrem Falls |
305 m (1,001 ft) |
East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya |
3 tiered waterfalls |
tributary of the Umiam River |
|
Meenmutty Falls |
300 m (984 ft) |
Wayanad, Kerala |
3 tiered waterfalls/ segmented type |
|
|
Thalaiyar Falls |
297 m (974 ft) |
Batlagundu, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu |
horsetail type waterfalls |
Bihad River, tributary of Tons River |
|
Vajrai Falls |
260 m (853 ft) |
Satara, Maharashtra |
3 tiered, 2nd tallest plunge type waterfall |
|
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Barkana Falls |
259 m (850 ft) |
Shimoga, Karnataka |
tiered waterfalls |
Maandavi |
|
Jog Falls |
253 m (830 ft) |
Shimoga, Karnataka |
cascade waterfalls |
Machhkund |
|
Khandadhar Falls |
244 m (801 ft) |
Kendujhar & Sundergarh, Odisha |
Horse tail type falls |
|
|
Vantawng Falls |
230 m (750 ft) |
Serchhip, Mizoram |
2 tiered waterfalls |
River Bhadra |
|
Penchalakona Fall |
219 m (719 ft) |
Nellore, Andhra Pradesh |
|
Subarnarekha River |
|
Kune Falls |
200 m (660 ft) |
Pune, Maharashtra |
3 tiered waterfalls |
Sharavati River |
|
Soochipara Falls (Sentinel Rock Waterfalls) |
200 m (656 ft) |
Wayanad, Kerala |
3 tiered waterfalls |
|
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Thoseghar Waterfall |
200 m (650 ft) |
Satara, Maharashtra |
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Bahuti Falls |
198 m (650 ft) |
Mauganj, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh |
2 tiered waterfalls, tallest waterfall in MP |
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Magod Falls |
198 m (650 ft) |
Uttara Kannada, Karnataka |
2 tiered/Segmented waterfalls |
|
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Joranda Falls |
181 m (594 ft) |
Mayurbhanj, Odisha |
plunge type waterfalls |
Mahana river, tributary of Tons |
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Duduma Falls |
175 m (574 ft) |
at border of Koraput, Odisha & Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
plunge type waterfalls |
|
|
Hebbe Falls |
168 m (551 ft) |
Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka |
2 tiered waterfalls |
Korapani Nala |
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Palani Falls |
150 m (490 ft) |
Kullu, Himachal Pradesh |
Surge waterfalls |
Yercaud Lake |
|
Lodh Falls |
143 m (469 ft) |
Latehar, Jharkhand |
2 tiered waterfalls |
|
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Bishop Falls |
135 m (443 ft) |
East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya |
3 tiered waterfalls |
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Chachai Falls |
130 m (430 ft) |
Rewa, Madhya Pradesh |
on bihad river, comes down from Rewa Plateau |
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Keoti Falls |
130 m (430 ft) |
Rewa, Madhya Pradesh |
segmented type waterfall |
|
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Kalhatti Falls |
122 m (400 ft) |
Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka |
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Beadon Falls |
120 m (390 ft) |
East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya |
3 tiered waterfall, twin of Bishop Falls |
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Vasudhara Falls |
120 m (390 ft) |
Badrinath, Uttarakhand |
|
Kynshi River |
|
Keppa Falls |
116 m (381 ft) |
Uttara Kannada, Karnataka |
fan type waterfall |
Burha River |
|
Koosalli Falls |
116 m (381 ft) |
Udupi, Karnataka |
6 tiered waterfall |
Ghaghri River |
|
Dabbe falls |
110 m (360 ft) |
Shivamogga, Sagar, Karnataka |
– |
river Bedti |
|
Pandavgad Falls |
107 m (351 ft) |
Thane, Maharashtra |
Plunge waterfall |
Vamanapuram River |
|
Rajat Prapat |
107 m (351 ft) |
Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh |
horsetail type waterfall |
|
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Bundla Falls |
100 m (330 ft) |
Kangra, Himachal Pradesh |
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Nuranang Falls (Bong Bong Falls) |
100 m (330 ft) |
Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh |
Curtain |
|
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Hundru Falls |
098 m (322 ft) |
Ranchi, Jharkhand |
segmented type |
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Lower Ghaghri Falls |
098 m (322 ft) |
Latehar, Jharkhand |
cascade waterfalls |
|
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Shivanasamudra Falls |
098 m (322 ft) |
Chamarajanagar, Karnataka |
segmented type |
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Sweet Falls |
098 m (322 ft) |
Shillong, Meghalaya |
horsetail type |
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Agaya Gangai |
092 m (302 ft) |
Namakkal, Tamil Nadu |
1 tiered waterfalls |
|
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Agasthiyar Falls |
091 m (300 ft) |
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu |
segmented plunges |
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Gatha Falls |
091 m (299 ft) |
Panna, Madhya Pradesh |
|
Chaliyar River |
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Patalpani waterfall |
091 m (300 ft) |
Indore, Madhya Pradesh |
segmented |
|
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Kedumari Falls |
091 m (299 ft) |
Udupi, Karnataka |
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Kiliyur Falls |
091 m (299 ft) |
Yercaud, Tamil Nadu |
fan type waterfall |
Kanger River |
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Kudumari Falls |
091 m (299 ft) |
Udupi, Karnataka |
horsetail type waterfall |
Manjalar River |
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Muthyala Maduvu Falls |
091 m (299 ft) |
Bangalore rural, Karnataka |
– |
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Palaruvi Falls |
091 m (299 ft) |
Kollam district, Kerala |
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Vanva River |
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Teerathgarh Falls |
091 m (299 ft) |
Baster, Chhattisgarh |
Block type Waterfall |
Hasdeo River |
|
Talakona falls |
082 m (269 ft) |
Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh |
highest waterfall in andhra pradesh |
Indravati River |
|
Purwa Falls |
070 m (230 ft) |
Rewa, Madhya Pradesh |
nick point |
Bablang stream |
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Sadni Falls |
060 m (200 ft) |
Gumla, Jharkhand |
scarp fall |
Nuranang river |
|
Bhimlat falls |
060 m (200 ft) |
Bundi, Rajasthan |
Cataract, segmented |
Mangali river |
|
Gokak Falls |
052 m (171 ft) |
Belagavi, Karnataka |
Ledge Waterfall |
Kanchi River |
|
Irupu Falls (Lakshmana Tirtha Falls) |
052 m (171 ft) |
Kodagu, Karnataka |
Cascade waterfalls |
Sankh River |
|
Kakolat Falls |
050 m (160 ft) |
Nawada, Bihar |
cataract waterfall |
Ghataprabha River |
|
Menal waterfall |
045 m (150 ft) |
Chittorgarh, Rajasthan |
Plunge waterfall |
|
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Kuntala Falls |
045 m (148 ft) |
Nirmal, Telangana |
|
Tons |
|
Dassam Falls |
044 m (144 ft) |
Ranchi, Jharkhand |
|
Choral River |
|
Akashiganga |
043 m (140 ft) |
Hojai, Assam |
|
Sagada river |
|
Dhuandhar Falls |
030 m (90 ft) |
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh |
Plunge waterfall |
Tamiraparani River |
|
Chitrakoot Falls |
029 m (95 ft) |
Baster, Chhattisgarh |
Cataract |
|
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Amrit Dhara |
027 m (90 ft) |
Bharatpur, Chhattisgarh |
|
Alaknanda |
|
Athirappilly Falls |
025 m (82 ft) |
Thrissur, Kerala |
Block/Segmented type waterfall |
Narmada River |
|
Hanuman Gundi Falls |
022 m (72 ft) |
Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka |
Tiered |
Mangali river |
|
Hogenakkal Falls |
020 m (65 ft) |
border bw Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu and Chamrajnagar, Karnataka |
|
River Menal |
|
Phurlijharan Falls |
015 m (49 ft) |
Kalahandi, Odisha |
|
Kaveri river |
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Kempty Falls |
|
Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand |
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Lakshmana Tirtha River |
Interesting Facts about Waterfalls of India
- Dudhsagar falls is known as the ‘Sea of milk’, it is formed from the Mandovi River.
- Kunchikal Falls in Shimoga, 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.
- 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 in the Indian state of Meghalaya.
- Athirappally Waterfalls largest waterfall in Kerala, which stands tall at 80 feet and is nicknamed “The Niagara of India”.
- Jog Falls is the highest untiered (Single Plunge) falls (253m) of India, located on the Sharavati River in the Shimoga, Karnataka.
- Shivasamudram (Cauvery falls) is the Second biggest waterfalls of India located in the Mandya, Karnataka.
- Kutralam Falls located on the Western Ghats in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu is nicknamed as ‘the Spa of the South India’ as its water is believed to have medical properties.
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