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11°23′05″N 76°51′17″E / 11.384636°N 76.854765°E / 11.384636; 76.854765

Catherine Falls is a double-cascaded waterfall located in Kotagiri, The Nilgiris District, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major tourist spot, located on the Mettupalayam road branching off at Aravenu. The upper fall drops to the floor, and is the second-highest in the Nilgiri Mountains. The waters from the upper stream of the Kallar River are crossed by the Mettupalayam-Ooty road beyond the mountains in the southwest. The combined height of both falls is about 76 metres (250 ft).

It has been generally claimed that Catherine Falls is named after the wife of M.D. Cockburn, who is said to have introduced coffee plantations to Kotagiri, however the name St. Catherine's Falls was in use even in 1852 while Catherine Jane Cockburn née Lascelles died in 1879. The native name of Catherine Falls is Geddhehaada Halla, meaning "Foothills Dale River". The entire waterfall can clearly be seen from the top of Dolphin's Nose. It is also possible to take a road to the top of the falls.

References

Wight, Robert (1852). Icones plantarum Indiae Orientalis :or figures of Indian plants. Volume 5. p. 7.
"Kotagiri". visitindia.org.in. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
"Kotagiri". www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
"Discover the enchanting hills". tamilnadu-tourism.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2011.

v t e Tourism in The Nilgiris
Gardens and parks	Bandipur National Park Botanical Gardens Droog Fort Lady Canning's Seat Mudumalai National Park Mukurthi National Park Rose Garden Sim's Park
Viewpoint	Doddabetta Dolphin's Nose Frog Hill View Point Ketti Valley view Kodanad View Point Lamb's Rock Needle Rock View Point Rangaswamy Peak and Pillar Western Catchments
Lake and waterfalls	Avalanche Lake Catherine Falls Emerald Lake Kalhatti Falls Kamaraj Sagar Dam Katary Falls Law's Falls Ooty Lake Pykara Lake and Waterfalls Upper Bhavani Lake
Other tourist spots	Adam's fountain Gori shola Kotagiri plantations Lovedale Nilgiri Mountain Railway Nilgiri mountains Ooty Golf Course Ooty Racecourse Ooty Radio Telescope Stone House Toda huts
Events	Summer Festival
Tourism in India Tourism in Tamil Nadu Coonoor Gudalur Kotagiri Ooty

v t e Hydrography of Tamil Nadu
Rivers	Adyar Amaravathi Arasalar Bhavani Cheyyar Chittar Cooum Gomukhi Kaveri Kedilam Kodaganar Kodavanar Kokkiliyar Kollidam Kosasthalaiyar Manimuktha Manimuthar Manjalar Moyar Nadari Nambiyar Nanganjiyar Noyyal Pachaiyar Pahrali Palar Pambar (North) Pambar (South) Parambikulam Periyar Ponnaiyar Siruvani Swetha Thamirabarani Thirumanimutharu Vaigai Vaippar Vanniyar Vasishta Vellar Vennaaru
Lakes	Adambakkam Ambattur Avalanche Ayanambakkam Berijam Chembarambakkam Chetput Chitlapakkam Cholavaram ICF Kaliveli Kazhuveli Kodaikanal Kolavai Korattur Madambakkam Madhavaram Maduranthakam Mangal Mathiyampatti Mookaneri Ooty Pallavaram Parakkai Paruthipattu Perungudi Porur Perumal Pulhal Pulicat Pykara Ramakkal Red Hills Retteri Sholavaram Singanallur Sirudavoor Ukkadam Thervoy Kandigai Tiruninravur Valankulam Veeranam Velachery Vellalore Vennandur Vilinjiyambakkam Villivakkam
Waterfalls	Agaya Gangai Ayyanar Catherine Courtallam Hogenakkal Kalhatti Katary Kiliyur Kumbakkarai Kutladampatti Law's Monkey Sengupathi Siruvani Suruli Thalaiyar Tirparappu Ulakkai Vaideki Vattaparai
Beaches	Elliot's Golden Kovalam Marina Silver
Dams and reservoirs	Aathupalayam Aliyar Amaravathi Bhavanisagar Grand Anicut Kalingarayan Anicut Kamarajar Sagar Karuppanadhi Kodiveri Krishnagiri Lower Anaicut Manimuthar Mettur Mukkadal Nallathangal Orathuppalayam Papanasam Pechiparai Perunchani Sathanur Servalar Solaiyar Upper Anaicut Upper Bhavani Vaigai Varattu Pallam

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