Lodh Falls

Lodh Falls
Location	Latehar district, Jharkhand. India
Type	Tiered
Elevation	143 metres (469 ft)
Watercourse	Burha River

The Lodh Falls (also known as Burhaghat Falls) is a waterfall in a mid forest of Latehar district of Palamu division in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the highest waterfall in Jharkhand and the 21st highest waterfall in India.

It is located on the Burha River, deep in the forest of the Latehar district the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The Lodh Falls is a tiered waterfall with multiple distinct drops in a relatively close succession. It is 143 metres (469 ft) high. The thundering sound of the fall is audible even 10 km away.

The Lodh 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 risie to a waterfall.

It is 120 km from Daltonganj, 200 km from Ranchi, and 70 km from Netarhat.

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