Skip to content
Jog Falls

File:Jog_Falls_05092016.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons

EntityQ672241· pop 41· linked from 303 articles

second largest plunge falls located in Karnataka

Key facts

Location
Jog Falls, Karnataka
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 m /s (5,400 cu ft/s)

via Wikipedia infobox

~6 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Jog Falls (also known as Gerusoppa Falls, Joga Jalapata, or Jogada Gundi) is a series of large, segmented waterfalls on the Sharavati River in Karnataka state of India, created by the river plunging approximately 253 metres (830 ft) and splitting into four distinct cascades (Raja, Rani, Roarer, and Rocket). The waterfalls are situated in the Sagar taluk of the Shivamogga district.

Jog Falls is a major attraction for tourists. It features two primary viewpoints: the first one is the front panoramic viewpoint located in the Jog-Kargal Town of Sagara taluk in the Shivamogga district and the second is the British Bungalow viewpoint, located adjacent to the falls in the Siddapur taluk of Uttara Kannada. It is a segmented waterfall which, depending on rainfall and season, may become a plunge waterfall. It is the third-highest waterfall in India by total height, and is ranked 36th in the list of the world's highest free-falling waterfalls, 490th in the world by total height, and 128th in the list of single-drop waterfalls according to the World Waterfall Database.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jog Falls” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (3)