Jog Falls , Gerosoppa Falls or Joga Falls is the second highest plunge waterfall in India located near Sagara taluk , Shivamogga district in the state of Karnataka . It is a segmented waterfall which, depending on rain and season, becomes a plunge waterfall . The falls are a major tourist attraction and is ranked 13th in the world by the waterfall database. They are also known as the Gersoppa Falls or Jogada Gundi Jog Falls is created by the Sharavathi River dropping 253 m (830 ft), making it the second-highest plunge waterfall in India after the Nohkalikai Falls with a drop of 335 m (1100 ft) in Meghalaya. Sharavathi, a river which rises at Ambutirtha, next to Nonabur, in the Thirthahalli taluk and takes the northwesterly course by Fatte petta, receives the Haridravati on the right below Pattaguppe and the Yenne Hole on the left above