Chachai Falls

Chachai Falls
Location	Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates	24°47′31″N 81°18′10″E / 24.79186°N 81.30276°E / 24.79186; 81.30276
Total height	130 metres (430 ft)
Watercourse	Bihad River, a tributary of Tamsa or Tons River

Chachai Falls is in Rewa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the 23rd highest waterfall in India.^[1]

The Falls

The Chachai Falls is on the Bihad River, a tributary of Tamsa or Tons River as it comes down from the Rewa Plateau. It has a total height of 130 metres (430 ft).^[2][3]

Chachai 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 risie to a waterfall.^[4]

Location

It is situated 46 kilometres (29 mi) from Rewa, at the edge of the Chitrakoot Hills, a part of the Kaimur Range ^[5][6]

See also

• List of waterfalls in India
• List of waterfalls in India by height

References

1. ^ "Showing all Waterfalls in India". World Waterfalls Database. http://www.world-waterfalls.com/database.php?s=T&t=G&category=country&search=India&orderby=height%20DESC. Retrieved 2010-06-20. 
2. ^ K. Bharatdwaj. "Physical Geography: Hydrosphere". p. 154. Google books. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=T1Y_Ytx9wp4C&pg=PA154&lpg=PA154&dq=Physical+Geography:+Hydrosphere+Devdari+Falls&source=bl&ots=9rd_6nnP9e&sig=rbXlMqIEfnG2YBSZgpY6avtBk0Q&hl=en&ei=6GjtS5WeB5C7rAfR5_iXBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-07-01. 
3. ^ "Chachai Falls". World Waterfall Database. http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=964. Retrieved 2010-07-01. 
4. ^ A.Z.Bukhari. "Encyclopedia of nature of geography". p. 110. Google books. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=Iz_m9dlXEUYC&pg=PA110&lpg=PA110&dq=Odda+Falls&source=bl&ots=UsXwsNmPfV&sig=dkkvc2yxuOEaZv2PACIqVUEfRCQ&hl=en&ei=_Mc7TI2UCo-CrAe4843KCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CCgQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Odda%20Falls&f=false. Retrieved 2010-07-11. 
5. ^ "Chitrakoot". http://www.mp-tourism.com/chitrakoot.0.html. Retrieved 2010-07-01. 
6. ^ "District map". Rewa district administration. http://rewa.nic.in/dist_map.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-01.