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{{Infobox waterfall
| name = Usri Falls
| photo = Ushri falls.JPG
| photo_width =
| photo_caption = Ushri falls
| map = India Jharkhand
| map_width =
| map_label = Usri Falls
| coordinates = {{coord|24|5|47|N|86|22|14|E|type:waterbody_scale:50000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coords_ref =
| location = [[Giridih district]], [[Jharkhand]], [[India]]
| type =
| elevation = {{convert|288|m}}
| height = {{convert|12|m}}
| height_longest =
| number_drops = 3
| width =
| average_width =
| watercourse = Usri River
| average_flow =
| world_rank =
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'''Usri Falls''' is a [[waterfall]] located in [[Giridih district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]]. It is a popular tourist and picnic spot.<ref name=official_tourism/><ref name=envis>{{cite web|title=Jharkhand Fast Facts|url=http://scstsenvis.nic.in/envis/new_page_44.htm|work=Jharkhand|publisher=Envis Centre on Ecotourism, Govt of India|access-date=7 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207172820/http://scstsenvis.nic.in/envis/new_page_44.htm|archive-date=7 February 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=book_kishore>{{cite book|last=Dr. B.R. Kishore|first=Dr. Shiv Sharma|title=India - A Travel Guide|year=2008|publisher=Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd|isbn=9788128400674|pages=302|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=COHI7LlpkSAC&q=harihar+dham&pg=PA301}}</ref> Ushree means a "beautiful source".

==Geography==
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===Location===
Usri Falls is located {{convert|13|km}} east of the [[Giridih]] town on the road to Tundi.<ref name=book_kishore/> Taxis, tongas and auto-rickshaws are available.<ref name=official_tourism>{{cite web|title=Giridih Tourism|url=http://giridih.nic.in/tourism.html|publisher=Official Website of Giridih|access-date=7 March 2012}}</ref><ref name=sulekha/><ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.india9.com/i9show/Usri-Falls-41845.htm | title = Usri Falls |publisher =india9.com |access-date = 2010-04-20 }}</ref>

<small>Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.</small>

==Description==
The Usri River, a tributary of the [[Barakar River]], flows down a steep [[gorge]]. The Usri Falls drop some {{convert|12|m}} in three separate streams. It is surrounded by dense forest.<ref name=sulekha>{{cite web|url =http://travel.sulekha.com/giridih-attractions.htm | title = Giridih attractions |publisher =sulekha.com |access-date = 2010-04-17 }}</ref>

The character of the gneissic complex of this region is well exposed. Some of the rocks have been split up into blocks of huge dimension whose polished and clean surfaces have been chequered by veins of various hues. The profile of the river bed changes after passing through the falls. The lower portion is mostly flat, slightly undulating, which gives way to gorge like form.<ref>{{cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=_cpRaJdVrdIC&q=Usri+River&pg=PA123 | title = Perspectives in geomorphology, Volume 1 By Hari Shanker Sharma |access-date = 2010-04-17 | last1 = Sharma | first1 = Hari Shanker }}</ref>
The government has taken several steps to develop the area as a prominent tourist spot along with [[Khandoli Dam]] and [[Parasnath]].<ref name=parkfee>{{cite news|title=Ire over park entry fee|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080110/jsp/jharkhand/story_8764248.jsp|access-date=9 March 2012|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]]|date=January 10, 2008}}</ref><ref name=prasad>{{cite journal|last=Prasad|first=Basudeo|title=Sustainable eco-tourism development: A case study of Jharkhand state|journal=Spectrum|date=1 January 2009|volume=1|issue=1|pages=62|url=http://www.environmentportal.in/feature-article/sustainable-eco-tourism-development-case-study-jharkhand-state|access-date=6 April 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of waterfalls in India]]
*[[List of waterfalls in India by height]]
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Giridih}}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{external media
| align=left
| width=350px
| image1=[http://giridih.nic.in/images/giridih-usri-falls-ii.jpeg Picture of Usri Falls], from [http://giridih.nic.in/tourism.html here] ''retrieved 8.03.2012''
| image2=[http://www.meriyatrra.com/photos/images/usri-falls.jpg Picture2 of Usri Falls], from [http://www.meriyatrra.com/travel-places/usri-falls.html here] ''retrieved 8.03.2012''
| image3=[http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_BwnaHJtruw/TBdK8yAd27I/AAAAAAAADNQ/fbDU04FTTxs/IMG_0261.JPG Picture3 of Usri Falls], from [https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/-NjNO0LoS92nKilnEwKFaQ here] ''retrieved 8.03.2012''
}}

{{external media
| align=right
| width=350px
| video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psXsqWZ-FFQ Video of Usri Falls Giridih Jharkhand]
| video2=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxD6T3M-7u0 Video of Usri Falls by Dept. of Tourism, Govt of Jharkhand]
}}

{{Hydrography of Jharkhand}}
{{Damodar Valley}}
{{North Chotanagpur Division topics}}

[[Category:Waterfalls of Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Giridih district]]

{{Jharkhand-geo-stub}}

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