Gokak Falls, located on the Ghataprabha River, Belagavi district, Karnataka, India
The Gokak Falls is a waterfall located on the Ghataprabha River, after a long winding course, the Ghataprabha river takes a leap of 52 metres (171 ft) over the sandstone cliff amidst a picturesque gorge of the rugged valley, resembling Niagara Falls on a smaller scale, the waterfall is horse shoe shaped at the crest with a flood breadth of 177 metres (581 ft), during rainy season, the thick reddish brown water sweeps far over the brink of the cliff with a dull roar that can be heard from some distance, there is a hanging bridge across the river measuring about 201 metres (659 ft), there is an old electricity generation station and electricity was generated here for the first time in 1887, Belagavi district, Karnataka, India
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Location: Gokak, Karnataka, India
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