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Unchalli Falls

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Total height
  
116 metres (381 ft)

Height
  
116 m

Address
  
Harigar, Karnataka 581331

Watercourse
  
Aghanashini

Unchalli Falls

Location
  
Siddapur, Karnataka, India

Similar
  
Magod Falls, Sathodi Falls, Jog Falls, Gokak Falls, Hebbe Falls

Aerial view of unchalli falls


Unchalli Falls Kannada: ಉಂಚಳ್ಳಿ ಜಲಪಾತ, also known as Lushington Falls, is a waterfall created by a 116 metres (381 ft) drop in the Aghanashini river. The fall is located near Siddapur in Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka, India. The falls are named for J. D. Lushington, a District Collector for the British Government, who discovered the falls in 1845.

Heggarne, a hamlet in Uttara Kannada district, is 35 km from Siddapur. The falls are reached by a 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) trek from Heggarne through thick forest. Here the river makes a cavalcade of water falls and eventually leaps into a steep valley to form a spectacular, picturesque waterfall. The falls are sometimes called Keppa Joga because of the deafening sound they make.

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Unchalli Falls Wikipedia