Bahuti Falls, Waterfall in Mauganj, India

Bahuti Falls is a waterfall on the Nihai (Odda) river where it drops 145 metres (476 ft) off the north-eastern edge of the Rewa Plateau's tableland into the Valley of Mauganj, on its way to the Belan River. The photograph shows the fall as a broad, continuous curtain of sediment-laden brown water breaking into froth, split into many vertical strands by an uneven lip, with dark wet rock and sparse plants at the lower left.

The falls lie on the Nihai (Odda) river where it drops off the north-eastern edge of the Rewa Plateau's tableland toward the Belan River. The drop is a nick point formed by river rejuvenation, a break in the channel gradient that sends the water down vertically. The site was formerly in Rewa district and is now part of Mauganj district.

The falls sit on the Nihai, also called the Odda, where it drops off the north-eastern edge of the Rewa Plateau's tableland into the Valley of Mauganj to join the Belan River. Hindi sources instead place it on the Sellar, which flows into the Bihari and then the Tons; the discrepancy is unresolved. The surrounding rocky uplands and escarpments belong to the Kaimur and Vindhyan highlands.

Visit during the monsoon months from July through September when water flow is strongest and most visible. The paths become slippery during this wet season, so wear sturdy shoes and move carefully along the approach.

The falls mark a knick point: rejuvenation has broken the river's gradient, so the Nihai drops vertically over the edge of the Mauganj valley. The plunge is 145 metres, the highest of any waterfall in Madhya Pradesh. Around the falls live striped hyena, nilgai, jackal and the Bengal monitor lizard.