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Shivanasamudram Falls
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Shivanasamudram Falls
Gaganachukki upstream
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Gaganachukki upstream

Sivasamudram Falls (formerly known as the Cauvery Falls) is the second biggest waterfall in India and the sixteenth largest in the world.[1]

It is located 27 km from Somanathapura, 80 km from Mysore, and 120 km from Bangalore in the Mysore district of the state of Karnataka, India.[2]

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[edit] The falls

The Shivasamudram Falls is on the Kaveri River after the river has winded its way through the rocks and ravines of the Deccan Plateau and drops off to form waterfaills. The island town of Shivanasamudra divides the river into twin waterfalls.[3]

This is a segmented waterfall. Segmented waterfalls occur where the water flow is broken into two or more channels before dropping over a cliff, resulting in multiple side by side waterfalls. It has an average width of 849 meters, a height of 90 m, and an average volume of 934 cubic meters / sec. The maximum recorded volume is 18,887 cubic meters / sec. It is a perennial waterfall. The seanons of best flow are the monsoon season of July to October.[4]

Gaganachukki on the left is a large horsetail waterfall[5] and Barachukki (also spelled Bharachukki) on the right is a jagged crashing cascading waterfall. During the monsoon season this waterfall grows enormous, perhaps a thousand feet in width. On the left waterfall, the Gaganachukki, the state of Karnataka built its first hydro-electric power in 1902 to harvest the water for production.[2] The right waterfall is the Bharachukki.[4]

[edit] Attractions

Temples dedicated to Ranganatha, Someswara, Veerabhadra and Mariamma are nearby.[2] The hydropower station is near the left waterfall. This power station provided electricity that was used in the gold mines of Kolar.

Approximately 35 kms downstream is yet another set of falls at Mekedaatu.

[edit] Transportation

There is regular bus service from Mysore.[2]

[edit] Problems

Althought the waterfalls themselves remain pristine because the terrain surrounding them is too rocky for visitors to get near, the accessible areas are filled with mountains of garbage and the stench of manure.[6]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Shivasamudram Falls. Retrieved on 2006-11-11.
  2. ^ a b c d Places of interest - Sivasamudram. www.mysore.net. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.
  3. ^ Gaganachukki Barachukki Waterfalls, Shivanasamudra. wikimapia.org. Retrieved on 2006-11-10.
  4. ^ a b World Waterfall Database. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.
  5. ^ Gaganachukki falls photo of horsetail. Retrieved on 2006-11-10.
  6. ^ Sreedharan, Divya (November 14 2004). Mounds of garbage surround Bharachukki. hindunet. Retrieved on 2006-11-10.

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