| Dassam Falls | |
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दशम जलप्रपात | |
 Dassam Water Falls | |
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| Location | Ranchi district,Jharkhand,India |
| Coordinates | 23°08′36″N85°27′59″E / 23.143358°N 85.466441°E /23.143358; 85.466441 |
| Elevation | 336 metres (1,102 ft) |
| Total height | 44 metres (144 ft) |
| Number of drops | 2 |
| Average width | d |
| Watercourse | Kanchi River |
TheDassam Falls (also known asDassam Ghagh) is awaterfall located near Taimara village in theBundu subdivision ofRanchi district in the Indianstate ofJharkhand.[1] The Falls are 144 feet in height, formed by the waterflow of the Kanchi River.[2]
Dassam is a changed form of word Da:song which means inmundari 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.
Dassam Falls is located at23°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 Dassam Falls is a natural cascade across the Kanchi River, a tributary of theSubarnarekha 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 theRanchi plateau is one of the manyscarp 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]
The Dassam Falls is 40 kilometres (25 mi) fromRanchi onNH 33 (nowNH-18) or Ranchi-Jamshedpur highway.
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Dassam Falls travel guide from Wikivoyage