Gokak Falls is located in the Gokak taluk of Belagavi district of Karnataka state, India. This waterfall is just 6.5 KM away from the Gokak city. This beautiful waterfall is called Niagara Falls of Karnataka. Because this waterfall looks like Niagara Waterfall of America. Gokak Falls is 60 KM away from Belagavi city and 98 KM away from Kolhapur city.

           Rainy season is the best time to visit Gokak Falls. This is a seasonal waterfall. The road from Gokak City to Gokak Falls is very beautiful. While going you get to see the beautiful view of Gokak Valley. Volkart Rock View point is the safest view point to see the beautiful view of Gokak Falls.

           The depth of Gokak Falls is 52 meters and the width is 177 meters. A 200 meter long hanging bridge has been built at a height of 14 meters above this water fall during the British rule. This is a main attraction of Gokak Falls. This hanging bridge was built around 1900. During the British era, there was no road for people from the other side of the river to cross the river. That is why this hanging bridge was built here.

        There is another historical thing associated with this beautiful Gokak Falls. Hydro electricity was generated for the first time in this Gokak Falls, not only in India but in the entire Asian continent. There is an old cotton mill next to Gokak Falls. Now it has been named Gokak Textiles Limited. Electricity was generated here for the first time in 1887 to supply electric power to this mill. Hydroelectricity is still produced here.

          This Gokak Falls is formed by the Ghataprabha River. The Ghataprabha River jumps into the Gokak Valley from a horse-shoe-shaped rock bed. The Ghataprabha River originates near the Phatakwadi Lake in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra. From there, it flows through the hills bordering Maharashtra and Karnataka and meets the Hidkal Dam in Karnataka. Then, coming out of the Hidkal Dam, it creates the Gokak Falls in the Gokak Valley. This Ghataprabha River is a tributary of the Krishna River and it meets the Krishna River at Chikka Sangam before the Almatti Dam.

         Next to this Gokak Falls there is an ancient Shiva temple called Mahalingeshwara Temple. This temple is in the architectural style of Chalukyas. By sitting in this temple, you can see the beauty of Gokak Falls. In the month of Sawan, this temple is crowded with devotees. Gokak is famous for the Karadant sweet. So Gokak is called Karadantu Nagar.