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{{Infobox waterfall<br />
| name = Barkana Falls<br />
| photo = ... viewing Barkana Falls (16168205456).jpg<br />
| photo_caption = Barkana Falls as seen from [[Agumbe]] Sunset point<br />
| location = [[Agumbe]], [[Shimoga District]], [[Karnataka]] <br />
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| type = Tiered<br />
| height = {{convert|259|m|feet}}<br />
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| watercourse = [[Seetha River]]<br />
| world_rank = 353<br />
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The '''Barkana Falls''', formed by [[Seetha River]], is a water falls located near [[Agumbe]] in [[Shimoga district]] of [[Karnataka|state of Karnataka]], [[India]] and the water falls is among the ten highest waterfalls in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Showing all Waterfalls in India |url=http://www.world-waterfalls.com/database.php?s=T&t=G&category=country&search=India&orderby=height%20DESC |publisher=World Waterfalls Database |access-date=2007-02-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901164803/http://www.world-waterfalls.com/database.php?s=T&t=G&category=country&search=India&orderby=height%20DESC |archive-date=2009-09-01 }}</ref> This water fall region is filled with water only during rainy season.<br />
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==The falls==<br />
Barkana Falls is located at a distance of {{convert|10|km|}} from Agumbe and has a height of about 500 feet and the area is surrounded by a thick forest of Western Ghats.<ref name=deccan1>{{cite news|title=Astounding Agumbe|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/262981/astounding-agumbe.html|access-date=28 August 2015|publisher=Deccan Herald|date=9 July 2012}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of waterfalls in India]]<br />
*[[List of waterfalls in India by height]]<br />
*[[Mangalore]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=959 World waterfalls database entry]<br />
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