Hogenakkal Falls
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Overview
Hogenakkal Falls is on the Kaveri in Dharmapuri district, on the Tamil Nadu–Karnataka border.
The falls are on the Kaveri in Dharmapuri district, close to the Karnataka border.
The name means smoking rocks, and people cross the river in coracles.
The Hogenakkal drinking water project has been a point of dispute between the two states.
The river enters a narrow rocky gorge here and splits into several streams.
The rocks are among the oldest carbonatite rocks in South Asia.
The falls are a popular tourist spot for oil massages and boat rides.
Downstream the Kaveri enters the Mettur reservoir.
Geography and key facts
- Kaveri
- Tamil Nadu–Karnataka
- Kaveri, Dharmapuri district
- Coracles
- Water project dispute
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on waterfalls.
Note for UPSC
Kaveri, Tamil Nadu–Karnataka border.
Waterfalls are usually asked as falls–river pairs.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Hogenakkal Falls yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Waterfall
- State / UT
- Tamil Nadu
- Basin
- Kaveri
- River
- Kaveri
- Coordinates
- 12.118°N, 77.774°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.