Dudhsagar
Dudhsagar is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 15.33°, 74.21°
About Dudhsagar
Dudhsagar Falls (lit. 'Sea of Milk') is a four-tiered waterfall on the Mahadayi River in the Indian state of Goa. It is 60km from Panaji by road and is located on the Belagavi–Vasco Da Gama rail route about 46km east of Madgaon and 80km south of Belagavi
. Dudhsagar Falls is perched at the top of a crescent shaped valley and surrounded by pristine forests, and it is amongst India's tallest waterfalls with a height of 310 m (1017 feet) and an average width of 30 metres (100 feet).
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Dudhsagar Falls (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Dudhsagar in Depth
Location
The falls are located in the Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park among the Western Ghats. The falls are a punctuation mark in the journey of the Mandovi River from the Western Ghats to Panjim, where it meets the Arabian Sea. The area is surrounded by deciduous forests with rich biodiversity.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Dudhsagar Falls (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Dudhsagar: Quick Answers
- Where is Dudhsagar?
- Dudhsagar is located in India, at 15.3337° N, 74.2100° E.
- Are there dams on the Dudhsagar?
- No dam on the Dudhsagar is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.