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			{{short description\|Waterfall in Tamil Nadu, India}}
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	~~{{short description\|Waterfall in Tamil Nadu, India}}~~
	{{Coord\|11.384636\|76.854765\|region:IN-TN_type:waterbody\|display=title}}		{{Coord\|11.384636\|76.854765\|region:IN-TN_type:waterbody\|display=title}}
	[[File:Catherine Falls view from Dolphin's Nose.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Catherine's Falls from Dolphin's Nose\|300px]]		[[File:Catherine Falls view from Dolphin's Nose.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Catherine's Falls from Dolphin's Nose\|300px]]
	'''Catherine Falls''' is a double-cascaded [[waterfall]] located in [[Kotagiri]], [[The Nilgiris District]], in the [[India~~\|Indian~~]] state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is a major tourist spot, located on the Mettupalayam road branching off at [[Aravenu]]. The upper fall drops to the floor, and is the second-highest in the [[Nilgiri Mountains]]. The waters from the upper stream of the [[Kallar River]] are crossed by the Mettupalayam-Ooty road beyond the mountains in the southwest. The combined height of both falls is about {{convert\|250\|ft\|m\|order=flip}}.		'''Catherine Falls''' is a double-cascaded [[waterfall]] located in [[Kotagiri]], [[The Nilgiris District]], in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is a major tourist spot, located on the Mettupalayam road branching off at [[Aravenu]]. The upper fall drops to the floor, and is the second-highest in the [[Nilgiri Mountains]]. The waters from the upper stream of the [[Kallar River]] are crossed by the Mettupalayam-Ooty road beyond the mountains in the southwest. The combined height of both falls is about {{convert\|250\|ft\|m\|order=flip}}.

	It has been generally claimed that Catherine Falls is named after the wife of [[M.D. Cockburn]], who is said to have introduced [[coffee]] plantations to Kotagiri, however the name St. Catherine's Falls was in use even in 1852.<ref>{{cite book\| url= https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47993514\|page=7 \| title=		It has been generally claimed that Catherine Falls is named after the wife of [[M.D. Cockburn]], who is said to have introduced [[coffee]] plantations to Kotagiri, however the name St. Catherine's Falls was in use even in 1852 while Catherine Jane Cockburn née Lascelles died in 1879.<ref>{{cite book\| url= https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47993514\|page=7 \| title=
	Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis :or figures of Indian plants. Volume 5\| year=1852\| author=Wight, Robert }}</ref> The native name of Catherine Falls is Geddhehaada Halla, meaning "Foothills Dale River". The entire waterfall can clearly be seen from the top of Dolphin's Nose. It is also possible to take a road to the top of the falls.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.visitindia.org.in/tamil%20nadu/kotagiri.html\|title=Kotagiri\|publisher=visitindia.org.in\|accessdate=Sep 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in/Kotagiri.htm\|title=Kotagiri\|publisher=www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in\|accessdate=Sep 27, 2011\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927092559/http://www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in/Kotagiri.htm\|archivedate=2011-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tamilnadu-tourism.com/tamilnadu-hill-stations/kotagiri.html\|title=Discover the enchanting hills\|publisher=tamilnadu-tourism.com\|accessdate=Sep 27, 2011}}</ref>		Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis :or figures of Indian plants. Volume 5\| year=1852\| author=Wight, Robert }}</ref> The native name of Catherine Falls is Geddhehaada Halla, meaning "Foothills Dale River". The entire waterfall can clearly be seen from the top of [[Dolphin's Nose, Coonoor\|Dolphin's Nose]]. It is also possible to take a road to the top of the falls.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.visitindia.org.in/tamil%20nadu/kotagiri.html\|title=Kotagiri\|publisher=visitindia.org.in\|accessdate=Sep 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in/Kotagiri.htm\|title=Kotagiri\|publisher=www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in\|accessdate=Sep 27, 2011\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927092559/http://www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in/Kotagiri.htm\|archivedate=2011-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.tamilnadu-tourism.com/tamilnadu-hill-stations/kotagiri.html\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203103046/http://www.tamilnadu-tourism.com/tamilnadu-hill-stations/kotagiri.html\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=3 February 2013\|title=Discover the enchanting hills\|publisher=tamilnadu-tourism.com\|accessdate=Sep 27, 2011}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
			* [[List of waterfalls]]
			* [[List of waterfalls in India]]
	* [[Kotagiri]]		* [[Kotagiri]]
	* [[Kodanad View Point]]		* [[Kodanad View Point]]

>Shyamal at 10:07, 1 September 2021

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{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{short description|Waterfall in Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Coord|11.384636|76.854765|region:IN-TN_type:waterbody|display=title}}
[[File:Catherine Falls view from Dolphin's Nose.jpg|thumb|right|Catherine's Falls from Dolphin's Nose|300px]]
'''Catherine Falls''' is a double-cascaded [[waterfall]] located in [[Kotagiri]], [[The Nilgiris District]], in the [[India|Indian]] state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is a major tourist spot, located on the Mettupalayam road branching off at [[Aravenu]]. The upper fall drops to the floor, and is the second-highest in the [[Nilgiri Mountains]]. The waters from the upper stream of the [[Kallar River]] are crossed by the Mettupalayam-Ooty road beyond the mountains in the southwest. The combined height of both falls is about {{convert|250|ft|m|order=flip}}.

It has been generally claimed that Catherine Falls is named after the wife of [[M.D. Cockburn]], who is said to have introduced [[coffee]] plantations to Kotagiri, however the name St. Catherine's Falls was in use even in 1852.<ref>{{cite book| url= https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47993514|page=7 | title=
Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis :or figures of Indian plants. Volume 5| year=1852| author=Wight, Robert }}</ref> The native name of Catherine Falls is Geddhehaada Halla, meaning "Foothills Dale River". The entire waterfall can clearly be seen from the top of Dolphin's Nose. It is also possible to take a road to the top of the falls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitindia.org.in/tamil%20nadu/kotagiri.html|title=Kotagiri|publisher=visitindia.org.in|accessdate=Sep 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in/Kotagiri.htm|title=Kotagiri|publisher=www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in|accessdate=Sep 27, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927092559/http://www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in/Kotagiri.htm|archivedate=2011-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tamilnadu-tourism.com/tamilnadu-hill-stations/kotagiri.html|title=Discover the enchanting hills|publisher=tamilnadu-tourism.com|accessdate=Sep 27, 2011}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Kotagiri]]
* [[Kodanad View Point]]
* [[Rangaswamy Peak and Pillar]]

==References==
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{{commons category|Catherine Falls}}

{{Tourism in The Nilgiris}}
{{Hydrography of Tamil Nadu}}

[[Category:Waterfalls of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Nilgiris district]]

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>Shyamal at 10:07, 1 September 2021