A waterfall, defined by National Geographic, is a body of water that cascades down a cliff or rock face into a pool below.
Waterfalls are formed through a process of erosion, and the waterfall itself is responsible for eroding the rocks and surfaces it flows down.
Natural Disasters such as Volcanos and Earthquakes can help form waterfalls.
Major waterfalls in India
Waterfalls in India | Location | Feature |
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Kunchikal (कुंचिकल) Falls | Karnataka | Highest (455 meters) waterfall in India - Varahi (वराही) river |
Barehipani (बरेहीपानी) Falls | Odisha | Mahanadi |
Kapildhara (कपिलधारा) Falls | Madhya Pradesh | Narmada |
Dudhsagar (दूधसागर) Falls | Karnataka and Goa | Mandovi River |
Meenmutty (मीनमुट्टी) Falls | Kerala | Vamanapuram (वामनपुरम) River |
Dhuandhar (धुआँधार) Water Fall | Madhya Pradesh | Narmada River |
Thalaiyar (थलईयार) Falls | Tamil Nadu | Manjalar (मंजालार) River |
Vajrai (वजराई) Falls | Maharashtra | Urmodi (उरमोडी) river |
Jog Falls (Biggest by Width) | Karnataka | Sharavati (शरावती) river |
Khandadhar (खंडाधार) Falls | Odisha | Khandadhar Spring |
Pykara (पाइकारा) waterfalls | Tamil Nadu | Pykara River |
Vantawng (वानतांग) Falls | Mizoram | Vanva river |
Kune Falls | Pune, Maharashtra | Ulhas River |
Soochipara Falls | Kerala | Chaliyar (चालियार) River |
Duduma Falls | Odisha, Andhra Pradesh | Machkund (मचकुंद) River |
Gukak Falls | Karnataka | Ghatprabha |
Lodh Falls (Budha Ghag) | Jharkhand | Burha (बूढ़ा) River |
Rajrappa Waterfalls | Jharkhand | Damodar and Bhairavi river |
Bishop Falls | Meghalaya | Umiam River |
Beadon Falls | Meghalaya | Umiam River |
Koosalli Falls | Karnataka | River Seetha |
Barkana Falls | Karnataka | Seetha River |
Bundla Falls | Bihar | Bundla River |
Shivanasamudra Falls (Biggest by Volume) | Karnataka | River Cauvery |
Lower Ghaghri Falls | Jharkhand | Auranga River |
Hundru (हुंडरू) Falls | Jharkhand | Subarnarekha River |
Chitrakote (चित्रकोट) Waterfalls | Chhattisgarh | Indravati River - Niagara of India |
Tirathgarh Falls | Chhattisgarh | Kanger (कांगेर) River |
Langshiang (लांगशियांग) Falls | Meghalaya | Kynshi River |
Kakolat (ककोलत) Falls | Bihar | Lohbar river |
Chachai (चचाई) Falls | Madhya Pradesh | River Bihad |
Chulia (चूलिया) Waterfall | Rajasthan | Chambal River |
Nohkalikai (नोहकलिकाइ) Falls | Meghalaya | _ |
Joranda Falls | Odisha | _ |
Palani Falls | Kullu, Himachal Pradesh | _ |
Rajat Prapat (Silver Fall) | Madhya Pradesh | _ |
Sweet Falls | Meghalaya | _ |
Gatha Falls | Madhya Pradesh | _ |
Nohsngithiang (नोहशंगथियांग) Falls (Mawsmai Falls) | Meghalaya | _ |