Jog Falls
Jog Falls is a waterfall on the Sharavati river located in Siddapur taluk, Uttara Kannada District and its view point is located in Sagara taluk, Shimoga district of Karnataka, India. 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. The falls are major attractions for tourists and is ranked 36th in the list of free-falling waterfalls, 490th in the world by list of waterfalls by total height, 128th in the list of single-drop waterfalls in the World by the waterfall database.
| Jog Falls | |
|---|---|
| Joga Jalapatha Jogada gundi(pit) | |
Jog Falls | |
| Location | Jog Fall, Karnataka, India |
| Type | Cataract, Segmented |
| Elevation | 488 m (1,601 ft) |
| Total height | 253 m (830 ft) |
| Number of drops | 4 (Raja (king), Rani (queen), Roarer, Rocket) |
| Longest drop | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Average width | 472 m (1,549 ft) |
| Watercourse | Sharavati River |
| Average flow rate | 153 m3/s (5,400 cu ft/s) |
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