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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 Barehipani Falls has a total height of 399 metres (1,309 ft), [5] according to different estimates. It is a tiered waterfall with two drops. it is the second highest waterfall in India and the highest in Odisha. The tallest single drop is 259 metres (850 ft). [6]
The height of the waterfall combining all three tiers is 260 metres (850 ft), [4] and is the second highest plunge waterfall in India, after the Nohkalikai Falls in Meghalaya, with a drop of 335 metres (1,099 ft). [2]
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.
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.
2 tiered waterfalls: Khandadhar Falls: 244 metres (801 ft) Sundergarh district, Odisha: Horse tail type falls: Yes Joranda Falls: 181 metres (594 ft) Mayurbhanj district, Odisha: plunge type waterfalls: Yes Duduma Falls: 157 metres (515 ft) Border of Koraput & Visakhapatnam districts of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh states: plunge type waterfalls: Yes
The Budhabalanga, meaning old Balanga, rises in the Similipal hills and plunges through Barehipani Falls, the second-highest waterfall in India, located in Simlipal National Park. It then flows in a northerly direction up to the village Karanjiapal in Bangiriposi police-station area.
Catherine's Falls from Dolphin's Nose. Catherine Falls is a double-cascaded waterfall located in Kotagiri, The Nilgiris District, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major tourist spot, located on the Mettupalayam road branching off at Aravenu. The upper fall drops to the floor, and is the second-highest in the Nilgiri Mountains.