Katary Falls, Coonoor
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Katary Falls is approximately 10 km from
Coonoor Coonoor (), is a taluk and a municipal town of the Nilgiris district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 45,494. The town sits at the south-east corner of the Nilgiri plateau, and at the head of the Coonoo ...
in the
Nilgiris district The Nīlgiris district is one of the 38 List of districts of Tamil Nadu, districts in the South India, southern Indian States and union territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. Nilgiri () is the name given to a range of mountains spread acro ...
in the state of
Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...
,
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. At 55 metres (180 ft) in height, Katary Falls is third largest waterfall in the Nilgiris; one can reach it by trecking. The falls are the site of India's first hydel power plant, the Kateri hydroelectric system.


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Coonoor Coonoor (), is a taluk and a municipal town of the Nilgiris district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. As of 2011, the town had a population of 45,494. The town sits at the south-east corner of the Nilgiri plateau, and at the head of the Coonoo ...
* Nilgiri mountains *
Catherine Falls 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 floo ...
* Lamb's Rock * Sim's Park * Law's Falls * Dolphin's Nose *
Kateri hydro-electric system Kateri is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Kateri Amman, Hindi goddess * Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm (born 1965), Canadian writer * Kateri Champagne Jourdain (born 1981), Canadian politician * Kateri Tekakwitha Kateri T ...
* Lady Canning's Seat


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Tourist attractions in Nilgiris district Waterfalls of Tamil Nadu Coonoor {{Waterfall-stub