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{{short description|Waterfall in Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India}}
{{short description|Waterfall in Karnataka, India}}
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{{Infobox waterfall
{{Infobox waterfall
| name          = Jog Falls
| name          = Jog Falls, Shivamogga
| photo          = Jog Falls 05092016.jpg
| photo          = Jog Falls 05092016.jpg
| photo_caption  = Jog Falls in Summer 2016
| photo_caption  = Jog Falls
| elevation      = {{Convert|488|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| elevation      = {{Convert|488|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| type          = Cataract, segmented
| type          = Cataract, Segmented
| height        = {{Convert|253|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| height        = {{Convert|253|m|ft|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jogfalls Height|url=http://www.jogfalls.in/about.html|website=Jog Falls Official website}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jogfalls Height|url=http://www.jogfalls.in/about.html|website=Jog Falls Official website}}</ref>
| height_longest = {{Convert|254|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| height_longest = {{Convert|254|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| average_width  = {{Convert|472|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| average_width  = {{Convert|472|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| number_drops  = 4
| number_drops  = 4
(Raja (king), Rani (queen), Roarer, Rocket)
(Raja (king), Rani (queen), Roarer, Rocket)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jog Falls|url=http://www.jogfalls.in|website=Jogfalls official website}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jog Falls|url=http://www.jogfalls.in|website=Jogfalls official website}}</ref>
| average_flow  = {{cvt|153|m3/s}}
| average_flow  = {{cvt|153|m3/s}}
| watercourse    = [[Sharavati River]]
| watercourse    = [[Sharavati River]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jogfalls|url=http://www.jogfalls.in/about.html|website=Jog Falls Official website}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jogfalls|url=http://www.jogfalls.in/about.html|website=Jog Falls Official website}}</ref>
| nativename    = |location=Jog Falls, [[Karnataka]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shivasuriya |first1=Sanath | title=Tourists allowed to visit Jog Falls from June 28 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/tourists-to-be-allowed-to-visit-jog-falls-from-today/article35003903.ece |access-date=9 August 2021 |work=SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT |publisher=The Hindu |date=27 June 2021 |ref=© THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Shivasuriya |first1=Sanath |title=Soak In The Ultimate Bliss In The Lap Of Mother Nature As You Visit Jog Falls In Shimoga |url=https://www.whatshot.in/bangalore/jog-falls-sagar-shimoga-v-157768 |website=whatshot.in |publisher=MANVI |access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref>}}
| nativename    = Joga Jalapatha<br>Jogada gundi|location=[[Siddapur taluk]] and [[Sagara, Karnataka|Sagara taluk]]}}
 
'''Jog Falls''', is a waterfall on the Sharavati river located in the Western Ghats [[Siddapur taluk]], [[Uttara Kannada]] district, and the view point is located in [[Sagara, Karnataka|Sagara]] Taluk of [[Shimoga district]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Siddapur Tourism|url=http://uttarakannada.nic.in/Siddapurtourism.html|access-date=2021-05-14|website=uttarakannada.nic.in}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Jog Falls Location|url=http://www.jogfalls.in|website=Jogfalls official website}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Jog falls Location|url=https://shimoga.nic.in/en/tourist-place/jogfalls/|website=Shivamogga NIC}}</ref>
'''Jog Falls''' (also known as Gerusoppa Falls, Joga Jalapata, Jogada Gundi) is a magnificent segmented waterfall on the [[Sharavati]] river located in [[Karnataka]] state of India, created by the river plunging approximately 253 metres (830&nbsp;ft) and splitting into four distinct cascades (Raja, Rani, Roarer, Rocket). The water cascade is situated in the [[Sagar, Karnataka|Sagar taluk]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zoom in the borders of Shivamogga and Uttara Kannada near jog falls:WaterFalls entirely belongs to Shivamogga District, Only British bungalow belongs to Uttara Kannada district where waterfalls can be viewed|url=https://stategisportal.nic.in/stategisportal/Home/Map/29}}</ref> of the [[Shivamogga district]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jog Falls |url=https://karnatakatourism.org/en/attractions/jog-falls/}}</ref> It features two primary viewpoints: The first one is the front panoramic viewpoint located in the [[Kargal, Karnataka|Jog-Kargal Town]] of Sagara taluk in the [[Shimoga district|Shivamogga district]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shivasuriya|first=Sanath|date=10 August 2021|title=Jog Falls|url=https://www.karnatakatourism.org/tour-item/jog-falls/|access-date=10 August 2021|website=karnatakatourism.org}}</ref> and the second is the British Bungalow viewpoint, located adjacent to the falls in the [[Siddapur taluk]] of [[Uttara Kannada|Uttara kannada]]. It is a segmented waterfall which depends on rain and season to become a [[Waterfall#Types|plunge waterfall]]. The Jog falls is major attraction for [[Karnataka tourism#Water Falls and Caves|tourists]] and is ranked 36th in the list of free-falling waterfalls, 490th in the world by list of waterfalls by total height, 128th in the list of single-drop waterfalls in the World by the waterfall database.<ref>[https://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/waterfall/Jog-Falls-118 Jog Falls World Waterfall Database:] World's Tallest Waterfalls</ref>
It is the second highest plunge waterfall in India.<ref>[http://www.walkthroughindia.com/attraction/top-10-highest-waterfalls-in-india/ Top 10 Highest Waterfalls in India]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090924004229/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/monsoon-magic-jog-falls-nature-lovers-delight/70792-26.html Monsoon magic: Jog Falls, nature lovers' delight] TRAVEL, IBN news channel, 10 August 2008</ref> It is a segmented waterfall which depends on rain and season becomes a [[Waterfall#Types|plunge waterfall]]. The falls are major attractions for [[Karnataka tourism#Water Falls and Caves|tourists]] and is ranked [https://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/tallest-waterfalls/free-falling?page=2 36th] in the list of free-falling waterfalls, [https://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/tallest-waterfalls/total-height?page=14 490th] in the world by list of waterfalls by total height, [https://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/tallest-waterfalls/single-drop?page=4 128th] in the list of single-drop waterfalls in the World by the waterfall database.<ref>[https://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/waterfall/Jog-Falls-118 Jog Falls World Waterfall Database:] World's Tallest Waterfalls</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
Jog Falls is created by the [[Sharavati]] dropping {{cvt|253|m}}, making it the third-highest waterfall in India after the [[Nohkalikai Falls]] with a drop of {{cvt|335|m}} in [[Meghalaya]]<ref name=Madan>{{cite book|title=India through the ages|last=Gopal|first=Madan|year= 1990| page= 179|editor=K.S. Gautam|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref> and Dudhsagar Waterfalls with a drop of {{cvt|310|m}} in Goa.
Jog Falls is created by the [[Sharavati]] river dropping {{cvt|253|m}}, making it the third-highest waterfall in India after the [[Nohkalikai Falls]] with a drop of {{cvt|335|m}} in [[Meghalaya]]<ref name=Madan>{{cite book|title=India through the ages|last=Gopal|first=Madan|year= 1990| page= 179|editor=K.S. Gautam|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref> and the [[Dudhsagar Falls]] with a drop of {{cvt|310|m}} in [[Goa]].


Sharavathi, a river which rises at Ambutirtha, next to Nonabur, in the [[Thirthahalli]] [[taluk]] and takes the northwesterly course by Fatte petta, receives the Haridravati on the right below Pattaguppe and the Yenne Hole on the left above Barangi. On arriving at the frontier it bends to the west, precipitates itself down the Falls of Gersoppa, and passes that village (properly Geru-Sappe), which is some {{convert|30|km}} distant, discharging into the Arabian sea at Honnavar in Uttara Kannada.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
Sharavathi, a river which rises at Ambutirtha, next to Nonabur, in the [[Thirthahalli]] [[taluk]], [[Shimoga district]] takes a northwesterly course by Fatte petta, receives the Haridravati on the right below Pattaguppe and the Yenne Hole on the left above Barangi. Then, it bends to the west, precipitates itself down the Jog Falls (aka Gersoppa Falls), and passes the village of Gersoppa (properly Geru-Sappe), which is some {{convert|30|km}} away, discharging into the Arabian Sea at Honnavar in Uttara Kannada.


The Sharavati, flowing over a very rocky bed about {{convert|250|yard}} wide, here reaches a tremendous chasm, {{cvt|290|m }} deep, and the water comes down in four distinct falls.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} The Raja Fall pours in one unbroken column sheer to the depth of {{cvt|830|ft|order=flip}}. Halfway down it is encountered by the Roarer, another fall, which precipitates itself into a vast cup and then rushes violently downwards at an angle of forty-five degrees to meet the Raja.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} A third fall, the Rocket, shoots downwards in a series of jets; while the fourth, the Rani, moves quietly over the mountainside in a sheet of foam. The [[Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation|Tourism Department]] has built steps from the viewpoint to the bottom of the hill where the waterfall can be seen at the opposite side. There are approximately 1400 steps built to reach the bottom of the hill.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jog Falls: the jewel of Sharavathi Valley |url=https://jlrexplore.com/gallery/photostories/jog-falls-the-jewel-of-sharavathi-valley |website=JLR Explore |access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref>
The Sharavathi, flowing over a very rocky bed about {{convert|250|yard}} wide, reaches a tremendous chasm, {{cvt|290|m }} deep, and the water comes down in four distinct falls, Raja, Rani, Roarer and Rocket.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shivasuriya|first1=Sanath|date=11 August 2019|title=Jog Falls' viewing gallery stays empty as floods, landslips prevent visitors|work=Veerendra P M|publisher=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/jog-falls-viewing-gallery-stays-empty-for-now/article28978787.ece|access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref> The Raja Fall comes down in one unbroken column sheer to the depth of {{cvt|830|ft|order=flip}}. Halfway down, it is encountered by the Roarer, which precipitates itself into a vast cup and then rushes violently downwards to meet the Raja. The Rocket shoots downwards in a series of jets. The Rani moves quietly over the mountainside in a sheet of foam. The [[Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation|Tourism Department]] has built steps from the viewpoint at the top, where the waterfall can be seen from across, to the bottom of the hill. There are approximately 1,400 steps made to reach the bottom of the hill.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jog Falls: the jewel of Sharavathi Valley |url=https://jlrexplore.com/gallery/photostories/jog-falls-the-jewel-of-sharavathi-valley |website=JLR Explore |date=15 November 2019 |access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref>


==Significance==
==Significances==
Associated with the waterfall is the nearby [[Linganamakki Dam]] across the [[Sharavati River]].<ref>[http://www.karnatakapower.com/Sharavathi.htm Karnataka Power Corporation Article] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119135302/http://www.karnatakapower.com/Sharavathi.htm |date=19 January 2009 }}</ref> The power station has been operational since 1948 and is of 120 MW capacity, one of the largest [[hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] stations in India at that time and a small source of electric power for Karnataka now. The power station was previously named [[Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV|Krishna Rajendra]] hydro-electric project, after the King of Mysore at that time. The name was later changed to [[Mahatma Gandhi]] Hydro-electric Project. It was served by The Hirebhaskara dam until 1960. After 1960, due to the ideas of [[Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya]], Linganmakki Dam has been used for power generation.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
[[File:Stamp_of_India_-_2003_-_Colnect_158325_-_Waterfalls_of_India_-_Jog_Falls.jpeg|thumb|upright|2003 Indian stamp of Jog Falls]]
 
Associated with the waterfall is the nearby [[Linganamakki Dam]] across the [[Sharavati River]].<ref>[http://www.karnatakapower.com/Sharavathi.htm Karnataka Power Corporation Article] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119135302/http://www.karnatakapower.com/Sharavathi.htm |date=19 January 2009 }}</ref> The water released from the dam adds to the beauty of the waterfalls in the monsoon season.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/video-jog-falls-offers-spectacular-sight-after-release-of-water-from-linganamakki-dam-in-karnataka/article68472676.ece | title=Jog Falls is a spectacular sight after release of water from Linganamakki dam | newspaper=The Hindu | date=August 2024 | last1=Sathish | first1=G. T. }}</ref> The power station has been operational since 1948 and is of 120 MW capacity, one of the largest [[hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] stations in India at that time and a small source of electric power for Karnataka now. The power station was previously named [[Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV|Krishna Rajendra]] hydro-electric project, after the King of Mysore at that time. The name was later changed to [[Mahatma Gandhi]] Hydro-electric Project. It was served by The Hirebhaskara dam until 1960. After 1960, due to the ideas of [[Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya]], Linganmakki Dam has been used for power generation.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Shivasuriya|first1=Sanath|date=9 August 2021|title=GERUSOPPA HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECT|url=http://karnatakapower.com/en/portfolio/gerusoppa-hydro-electric-project/|access-date=9 August 2021|website=Karnataka Power Corporation Limited|publisher=Copyright © 2014. KPCL All Rights Reserved.}}</ref>


== Power ==
== Power ==
The hydro-electric project was conceived by the government of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]] in mid-1943. A scheme to generate 64,000 [[horsepower]]  at a cost of {{INR}}358 [[lakh]] was designed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jog Falls Hydro-Electric Project|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D-RYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h0wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2292%2C96929|website=The Indian Express|access-date=12 April 2017|page=4|date=2 July 1943}}</ref> The capacity was increased subsequently and currently generates 6.7 MW of power.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
The hydro-electric project was conceived by the government of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]] in mid-1943. A scheme to generate 64,000 [[horsepower]]  at a cost of {{INR}}358 [[lakh]] was designed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jog Falls Hydro-Electric Project|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D-RYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h0wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2292%2C96929|website=The Indian Express|access-date=12 April 2017|page=4|date=2 July 1943}}</ref> The Power House on the right bank of the Gerusoppa dam consists of four Francis-type turbines coupled to the generating units of 60 MW each. The units are configured to operate at a design head of 47.5 mtrs. An outdoor switchyard is located between the toe of the dam and the power house. Power from the outdoor yard is evacuated through a 220 KV double circuit transmission line connected to the state grid at Talaguppa.
 
The capacity was increased subsequently and currently generates 240 MW of power.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Shivasuriya|first1=Sanath|date=9 August 2021|title=GERUSOPPA HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECT|url=http://karnatakapower.com/en/projects/|access-date=9 August 2021|website=karnatakapower.com|publisher=KPCL}}</ref>


==Transport connectivity==
==Transport connectivity==
{{unreferenced section|date=May 2020}}
[[File:Jog Roarer.JPG|thumb|right|Jog Falls during the monsoon]]
Jog Falls is situated on the borders of Shimoga and North Kanara, {{cvt|100|km}} from Shimoga city. The Western Ghats gives rise to the Sharavati river that plunges from a height of {{convert|829|feet}} in four magnificent cascades namely '''Raja, Rani, Roarer and Rocket'''. Jog Falls, being the tallest waterfalls in India is situated in the dense evergreen forests, {{cvt|16|km}} from Talguppa nearest railway station, Shimoga district, Karnataka.
Jog Falls is situated Near [[Sagara, Karnataka|Sagara]] city.
* Nearest railway station (distance to the location):
* Nearest railway stations (distance to the location):
** [[Talaguppa#Transport|Talaguppa]] ({{cvt|13|km|disp=sqbr}}) and [[Sagar, Karnataka|Sagara]] ({{cvt|30|km|disp=sqbr}})
** [[Talaguppa#Transport|Talaguppa]] ({{cvt|13|km|disp=sqbr}})
**[[Honnavar]] ({{cvt|68|km|disp=sqbr}}) [[Bhatkal]] ({{cvt|90|km|disp=sqbr}}) which are on [[Mangalore]] - [[Mumbai|Bombay]] [[Konkan Railway]] route.
** [[Sagar, Karnataka|Sagara]] ({{cvt|30|km|disp=sqbr}})
* Nearest bus station: [[Sagara, Karnataka#Transport|Sagara]], and Jog Falls bus stop. Nearest centre for private road transport is [[Sagara, Karnataka#Transport|Sagara]].  
** [[Honnavar]]({{cvt|68|km|disp=sqbr}}) on the [[Mangalore]] - [[Mumbai|Bombay]] Konkan Railway route
** [[Bhatkal]] ({{cvt|90|km|disp=sqbr}}) also on the [[Mangalore]] - Bombay [[Konkan Railway]] route
* Nearest bus station:
** [[Sagara, Karnataka#Transport|Sagara]]
** Jog Falls
* Nearest centre for private road transport is [[Sagar, Karnataka|Sagara]].
* Nearest airport (aerial distance to the location):
* Nearest airport (aerial distance to the location):
** Domestic
** Domestic
*** [[Hubli Airport]] (HBX): {{cvt|130|km}}
*** [[Shivamogga Airport]]
*** [[Hubli Airport]] (HBX):
(RQY):{{cvt|100|km}}
{{cvt|133|km}}
** International
** International
*** [[Bengaluru International Airport]] (BLR): {{cvt|422|km}}
*** [[Bengaluru International Airport]] (BLR): {{cvt|422|km}}
*** [[Mangalore International Airport]] (India) (formerly [[Bajpe]] Airport) (IXE): {{cvt|200|km}}
*** [[Mangalore International Airport]] (India) (formerly [[Bajpe]] Airport) (IXE): {{cvt|200|km}}
*** [[Goa Airport]] (GOI): {{cvt|264|km}}
*** [[Goa Airport]] (GOI): {{cvt|264|km}}
==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed heights="150px">
Image:Jogfalls_3.jpg|Canal Gates near Jog Falls
Image:Jog Roarer.JPG|Jog Falls in heavy monsoon weather
Image:Jog Falls Early Morning.jpg|Early Morning at Jog Falls
File:Jog Falls 2013.JPG|Jog Falls in late monsoon
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of waterfalls of India]]
*[[List of waterfalls in India]]
*[[List of waterfalls]]
*[[Kodachadri]]
*[[Kodachadri]]
*[[Gudavi Bird Sanctuary]]
*[[Gudavi Bird Sanctuary]]
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Jog Falls}}
{{Commons and category}}
{{Wikisource|1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Gersoppa, Falls of|Falls of Gersoppa (1911 Encyclopædia Britannica)}}
{{Wikisource|1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Gersoppa, Falls of|Falls of Gersoppa (1911 Encyclopædia Britannica)}}
* [http://www.jogfalls.in/ Jog Falls] on jogfalls.in. Jog Management Authority. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
* [http://www.jogfalls.in/ Jog Falls] on jogfalls.in. Jog Management Authority. Retrieved 16 November 2018.

Latest revision as of 02:32, 5 March 2026


Jog Falls, Shivamogga
Jog Falls
LocationJog Falls, Karnataka[1][2]
TypeCataract, Segmented
Elevation488 m (1,601 ft)
Total height253 m (830 ft)[3]
Number of drops4 (Raja (king), Rani (queen), Roarer, Rocket)[4]
Longest drop254 m (833 ft)
Average width472 m (1,549 ft)
WatercourseSharavati River[5]
Average
flow rate		153 m3/s (5,400 cu ft/s)

Jog Falls (also known as Gerusoppa Falls, Joga Jalapata, Jogada Gundi) is a magnificent segmented waterfall on the Sharavati river located in Karnataka state of India, created by the river plunging approximately 253 metres (830 ft) and splitting into four distinct cascades (Raja, Rani, Roarer, Rocket). The water cascade is situated in the Sagar taluk[6] of the Shivamogga district.[7] It features two primary viewpoints: The first one is the front panoramic viewpoint located in the Jog-Kargal Town of Sagara taluk in the Shivamogga district[8] and the second is the British Bungalow viewpoint, located adjacent to the falls in the Siddapur taluk of Uttara kannada. It is a segmented waterfall which depends on rain and season to become a plunge waterfall. The Jog falls is major attraction for tourists and is ranked 36th in the list of free-falling waterfalls, 490th in the world by list of waterfalls by total height, 128th in the list of single-drop waterfalls in the World by the waterfall database.[9]

Description[edit | edit source]

Jog Falls is created by the Sharavati river dropping 253 m (830 ft), making it the third-highest waterfall in India after the Nohkalikai Falls with a drop of 335 m (1,099 ft) in Meghalaya[10] and the Dudhsagar Falls with a drop of 310 m (1,020 ft) in Goa.

Sharavathi, a river which rises at Ambutirtha, next to Nonabur, in the Thirthahalli taluk, Shimoga district takes a northwesterly course by Fatte petta, receives the Haridravati on the right below Pattaguppe and the Yenne Hole on the left above Barangi. Then, it bends to the west, precipitates itself down the Jog Falls (aka Gersoppa Falls), and passes the village of Gersoppa (properly Geru-Sappe), which is some 30 kilometres (19 mi) away, discharging into the Arabian Sea at Honnavar in Uttara Kannada.

The Sharavathi, flowing over a very rocky bed about 250 yards (230 m) wide, reaches a tremendous chasm, 290 m (950 ft) deep, and the water comes down in four distinct falls, Raja, Rani, Roarer and Rocket.[11] The Raja Fall comes down in one unbroken column sheer to the depth of 250 m (830 ft). Halfway down, it is encountered by the Roarer, which precipitates itself into a vast cup and then rushes violently downwards to meet the Raja. The Rocket shoots downwards in a series of jets. The Rani moves quietly over the mountainside in a sheet of foam. The Tourism Department has built steps from the viewpoint at the top, where the waterfall can be seen from across, to the bottom of the hill. There are approximately 1,400 steps made to reach the bottom of the hill.[12]

Significances[edit | edit source]

2003 Indian stamp of Jog Falls

Associated with the waterfall is the nearby Linganamakki Dam across the Sharavati River.[13] The water released from the dam adds to the beauty of the waterfalls in the monsoon season.[14] The power station has been operational since 1948 and is of 120 MW capacity, one of the largest hydroelectric stations in India at that time and a small source of electric power for Karnataka now. The power station was previously named Krishna Rajendra hydro-electric project, after the King of Mysore at that time. The name was later changed to Mahatma Gandhi Hydro-electric Project. It was served by The Hirebhaskara dam until 1960. After 1960, due to the ideas of Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya, Linganmakki Dam has been used for power generation.[15]

Power[edit | edit source]

The hydro-electric project was conceived by the government of Mysore in mid-1943. A scheme to generate 64,000 horsepower at a cost of ₹358 lakh was designed.[16] The Power House on the right bank of the Gerusoppa dam consists of four Francis-type turbines coupled to the generating units of 60 MW each. The units are configured to operate at a design head of 47.5 mtrs. An outdoor switchyard is located between the toe of the dam and the power house. Power from the outdoor yard is evacuated through a 220 KV double circuit transmission line connected to the state grid at Talaguppa.

The capacity was increased subsequently and currently generates 240 MW of power.[17]

Transport connectivity[edit | edit source]

Jog Falls during the monsoon

Jog Falls is situated Near Sagara city. 

(RQY):100 km (62 mi)

133 km (83 mi)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Shivasuriya, Sanath (27 June 2021). "Tourists allowed to visit Jog Falls from June 28". SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. The Hindu. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Shivasuriya, Sanath. "Soak In The Ultimate Bliss In The Lap Of Mother Nature As You Visit Jog Falls In Shimoga". whatshot.in. MANVI. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Jogfalls Height". Jog Falls Official website.
  4. ↑ "Jog Falls". Jogfalls official website.
  5. ↑ "Jogfalls". Jog Falls Official website.
  6. ↑ "Zoom in the borders of Shivamogga and Uttara Kannada near jog falls:WaterFalls entirely belongs to Shivamogga District, Only British bungalow belongs to Uttara Kannada district where waterfalls can be viewed".
  7. ↑ "Jog Falls".
  8. ↑ Shivasuriya, Sanath (10 August 2021). "Jog Falls". karnatakatourism.org. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  9. ↑ Jog Falls World Waterfall Database: World's Tallest Waterfalls
  10. ↑ Gopal, Madan (1990). K.S. Gautam (ed.). India through the ages. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 179.
  11. ↑ Shivasuriya, Sanath (11 August 2019). "Jog Falls' viewing gallery stays empty as floods, landslips prevent visitors". Veerendra P M. The Hindu. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Jog Falls: the jewel of Sharavathi Valley". JLR Explore. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  13. ↑ Karnataka Power Corporation Article Archived 19 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ Sathish, G. T. (August 2024). "Jog Falls is a spectacular sight after release of water from Linganamakki dam". The Hindu.
  15. ↑ Shivasuriya, Sanath (9 August 2021). "GERUSOPPA HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECT". Karnataka Power Corporation Limited. Copyright © 2014. KPCL All Rights Reserved. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "Jog Falls Hydro-Electric Project". The Indian Express. 2 July 1943. p. 4. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  17. ↑ Shivasuriya, Sanath (9 August 2021). "GERUSOPPA HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECT". karnatakapower.com. KPCL. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

External links[edit | edit source]

  • Jog Falls on jogfalls.in. Jog Management Authority. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  • Jog Falls on Karnataka Government official Website
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