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Purwa Falls

Coordinates: 24°46′59″N 81°15′54″E / 24.783°N 81.265°E / 24.783; 81.265
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Purwa Falls
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LocationRewa district, Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates24°46′59″N 81°15′54″E / 24.783°N 81.265°E / 24.783; 81.265
Total height70 metres (230 ft)
WatercourseTamasa or Tons

The Purwa Falls is a waterfall on the Tamsa River in Rewa district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is located in Semariya, a town in Rewa district, near Basavan Mama, a sacred and tourist place.

The falls

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After appearing from a pond in the Maihar district and While descending through the Rewa Plateau and draining northwards, the Tamsa makes a vertical fall of 70 metres (230 ft), creating the Purwa Falls.[1][2]

The Purwa 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 rise to a waterfall.[3]

References

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  1. ^ K. Bharatdwaj (2006). Physical Geography: Hydrosphere. Discovery Publishing House. ISBN 9788183561679. Retrieved 2 July 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ K.L.Rao (1979). India's Water Wealth. Orient Blackswan. ISBN 9788125007043. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  3. ^ A.Z.Bukhari (2005). Encyclopedia of nature of geography. Anmol Publications Pvt. Limited. ISBN 9788126124435. Retrieved 11 July 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)