| Jog Falls | |
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| Joga Jalapatha Jogada gundi(pit) | |
 Jog Falls | |
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| Location | Jog Fall,[4][5] Karnataka, India |
| Type | Cataract, Segmented |
| Elevation | 488 m (1,601 ft) |
| Total height | 253 m (830 ft)[1] |
| Number of drops | 4 (Raja (king), Rani (queen), Roarer, Rocket)[2] |
| Longest drop | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Average width | 472 m (1,549 ft) |
| Watercourse | Sharavati River[3] |
| Average flow rate | 153 m3/s (5,400 cu ft/s) |
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. 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.[11]
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- ^ Jog Falls World Waterfall Database: World's Tallest Waterfalls