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{{short description|Waterfall in Karnataka, India}}<br />
{{Infobox waterfall<br />
| name = Unchalli Falls<br />
| photo = Unchallifalls.jpg<br />
| photo_caption = Unchalli Falls <br />
| location = [[Siddapura, Uttara Kannada|Siddapura]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]<br />
| coords = {{coord|14|24|34|N|74|44|51|E}}<br />
| elevation = <br />
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| height = {{convert|116|m|ft}}<br />
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| watercourse = [[Aghanashini]]<br />
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'''Unchalli Falls''', also known as '''Lushington Falls''', is a [[waterfall]] created by a {{convert|116|m|ft|adj=on}} drop in the [[Aghanashini]] river. The falls are located near [[Siddapura, 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.<ref>{{cite book | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=xkEcAQAAIAAJ | isbn =978-81-85867-45-8 | title = Memoir | author1 = India, Geological Society of | year = 1963 }}</ref><br />
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The falls are sometimes called '''Keppa Joga''' because of the deafening sound they make.{{clarify|date=July 2019}}<br />
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== Location ==<br />
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[[Siddapura, Uttara Kannada|Siddapur]] is approximately {{convert|35|km|mi}} from the falls.<br />
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Heggarne is approximately {{convert|5|km|mi}} away, but visitors need to trek through a dense forest.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://metrosaga.com/waterfalls-in-karnataka/ |title=Waterfalls in Karnataka |last=Srinivas |first=Rao |date=2019-01-03 |website=metrosaga |access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of waterfalls in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Hydrology of Karnataka|state=expanded}}<br />
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[[Category:Waterfalls of Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Uttara Kannada district]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of Uttara Kannada district]]<br />
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