JOG FALLS

JOG FALLS

Jog Falls or Gerusoppa Falls  is the second-highest plunge waterfall in India located in Sagara taluk in Karnataka. The segmented falls are a major tourist attraction. They are also known as the Gersoppa Falls or Jogada Gundi. The falls are located on the Uttara Kannada and Sagara border.

Jog Falls is created by the Sharavathi  river  dropping 253 m (830 ft), making it the second-highest plunge waterfall in India after the Nohkalikai Falls with a drop of 335 m (1100 ft) in Meghalaya.
Sharavathi river rises at Ambutirtha  in the Thirthahalli taluk . On arriving at the frontier it bends to the west, precipitates itself down the Falls of JOG, and passes through the village  Geru-Soppa, which is  29 kilometres (18 miles) distant, discharging into the sea at Honnavar in North Kanara.
The Sharavati, flowing over a very rocky bed about 250 yards (230 m) wide, here reaches a tremendous chasm, 290 m (960 ft) deep, and the water comes down in four distinct falls. The Raja Fall pours in one unbroken column sheer to the depth of 830 ft (250 m). 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. A third fall, the Rocket, shoots downwards in a series of jets; while the fourth, the Rani, moves quietly over the mountain side in a sheet of foam. The 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. Rock climber  Jyothi Raj  recently has scaled the jog falls.