Dassam Falls

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Dassam Falls

दशम जलप्रपात
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Dassam Water Falls
Dassam Falls
Location Ranchi district, Jharkhand, India
Coordinates 23°08′36″N85°27′59″E / 23.143358°N 85.466441°E / 23.143358; 85.466441
Elevation336 metres (1,102 ft)
Total height44 metres (144 ft)
Number of drops2
Average widthd
WatercourseKanchi River

The Dassam Falls (also known as Dassam Ghagh) is a waterfall located near Taimara village in the Bundu subdivision of Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. [1] The Falls are 144 feet in height, formed by the waterflow of the Kanchi River. [2]

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Etymology

Dassam is a changed form of word Da:song which means in mundari language the act of pouring water. Da: means water and song means pouring or measuring. The water fall resembles like somebody is pouring water so the name was Da:song earlier but afterwards the name was changed to Dassam.

Geography

Dassam Falls
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Cities, towns and locations in Ranchi district in South Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, T: tourist centre, D: dam, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Dassam Falls is located at 23°08′36″N85°27′59″E / 23.143358°N 85.466441°E / 23.143358; 85.466441 .

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

The falls

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Dasam Falls

The Dassam Falls is a natural cascade across the Kanchi River, a tributary of the Subarnarekha River. The water falls from a height of 44 metres (144 ft). [3] The sound of water echoes all around the place. [4] Dassam Falls at one of the edges of the Ranchi plateau is one of the many scarp falls in the region. [5]

The Dassam 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. [6]

The water of the Dassam Falls is very clean and clear. It is natural for a tourist to be enticed to enter the water for a bath or swim but tourists are warned not to do so because of the current that is generated. There have been many cases of drowning in Dassam Falls. [7] Nine people died of drowning between 2001 and 2006. [8]

Transport

The Dassam Falls is 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Ranchi on NH 33 (now NH-18) or Ranchi-Jamshedpur highway.

See also

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References

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  2. "The water of the Kanchi River falls from a height of about 144 feet forming Dassam Falls".{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  8. "Danger warning at tourist hotspots - Death at Dasham Falls spurs statement". Calcutta, India: The Telegraph, 30 December 2006. 30 December 2006. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2010.