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{{Infobox waterfall<br />
| name = Purwa Falls<br />
| photo = Purva Falls formed by Tons River.jpg<br />
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| location = [[Rewa district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]<br />
| coords = {{coord|24.783|81.265|display=inline,title}}<br />
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| height = {{convert|70|m}}<br />
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| watercourse = [[Tamsa River|Tamasa or Tons]]<br />
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The '''Purwa Falls''' is a [[waterfall]] in [[Rewa district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]].It falls under Semariya, a town in Rewa district.It is nearby Basavan Mama, a sacred and tourist place. <br />
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==The falls==<br />
The [[Tons River]] while descending through the [[Rewa Plateau]] and draining northwards makes a vertical falls of {{convert|70|m}} known as the Purwa Falls.<ref>{{cite book|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=T1Y_Ytx9wp4C&q=Physical+Geography:+Hydrosphere+By+K.+Bharatdwaj+Purwa&pg=PA161 | title = Physical Geography: Hydrosphere<br />
| work= p. 161 | last=K. Bharatdwaj | year = 2006<br />
| isbn = 9788183561679<br />
| access-date = 2010-07-02 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=Zj9Pbd0-eesC&q=Purwa+Falls+Rewa+Tourism&pg=PA71 | title = India's Water Wealth | last= K.L.Rao | year = 1979 | isbn = 9788125007043 | access-date = 2010-07-02 }}</ref><br />
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The Purwa Falls is an example of a nick point caused by rejuvenation. Knick point, also called a nick point or simply nick, represents breaks in slopes in the longitudinal profile of a river caused by rejuvenation. The break in channel gradient allows water to fall vertically giving rise to a waterfall.<ref>{{cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Iz_m9dlXEUYC&q=Odda+Falls&pg=PA110 | title = Encyclopedia of nature of geography | work= p. 110 | last= A.Z.Bukhari | year = 2005 | isbn = 9788126124435 | access-date = 2010-07-11 }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Hydrography of Madhya Pradesh}}<br />
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[[Category:Waterfalls of Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Rewa district]]<br />
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