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{{Infobox waterfall
| name = Keoti Falls
| photo = Keoti falls in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh.jpg
| photo_caption =
| location = [[Rewa district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]
| coords = {{coord|24.816 |N|81.453|E|format=dms}}
| elevation =
| type = Segmented
| height = {{convert|98|m}}
| height_longest =
| average_width =
| number_drops = 1
| average_flow =
| watercourse = Mahana river, a tributary of [[Tamsa River|Tamsa or Tons River]]
}}
[[File:Keoti Falls.jpg|thumb|Keoti Fall in Rewa district, [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]]. 15 August 2021.]]

'''Keoti Falls ''' (also spelt Kevti) is in [[Rewa district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. It is the 24th [[List of waterfalls in India by height|highest waterfall in India]].<ref name=database>{{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| accessdate =2010-06-20| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://www.webcitation.org/6AC0BJT4W?url=http://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/country/India/| archivedate =2012-08-25}}</ref>

==The Falls==
The Keoti Falls is on the Mahana river, a tributary of [[Tamsa River|Tamsa]] or [[Tons River]] as it comes down from the [[Rewa Plateau]]. It has a total height of {{convert|98|m}}.<ref>{{cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=T1Y_Ytx9wp4C&q=Physical+Geography:+Hydrosphere+Devdari+Falls&pg=PA154 | title = Physical Geography: Hydrosphere| work= p. 154 | last= K. Bharatdwaj | year = 2006| isbn = 9788183561679| accessdate = 2010-06-28 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=MBpDMV4L5XEC&q=Mahana+river+Kevti&pg=PA99 | title = Encyclopaedia Of Geomorphology (Set Of 2 Vols.)| work=p. 99 | last=M.Naqi | year = 2005| isbn = 9788126124459| accessdate = 2010-06-28 }}</ref> World Waterfall Database puts the height of the waterfall at {{convert|130|m}}.<ref name=wwd>{{cite web|url =http://www.world-waterfalls.com/waterfall.php?num=969 | title = Keoti Falls | first= | last= |publisher = World Waterfall Database | accessdate = 2010-06-28 }}</ref> It is a segmented type waterfall with a single drop.<ref name=wwd/>

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. Keoti Falls is an example of a nick point caused by rejuvenation.<ref>{{cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Iz_m9dlXEUYC&q=Odda+Falls&pg=PA110|title = These falls make a spectacular sight in the monsoon season with the water having a reddish hue Encyclopedia of nature of geography|last = A.Z.Bukhari|work = p. 110|year = 2005|isbn = 9788126124435|accessdate = 2010-07-11}}</ref>

==Location==
It is situated {{convert|46|km}} from [[Rewa District]], at the edge of the Chitrakoot Hills, a part of the [[Kaimur Range]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mp-tourism.com/chitrakoot.0.html| title=Chitrakoot| accessdate=2010-06-28| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100731131245/http://www.mp-tourism.com/chitrakoot.0.html| archivedate=2010-07-31}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of waterfalls in India]]
*[[List of waterfalls in India by height]]

==References==
{{reflist}}[https://www.tripiwiki.com/Madhya-Pradesh/Keoti-Falls-Attractions]{{Hydrography of Madhya Pradesh}}

[[Category:Waterfalls of Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Rewa district]]

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