List of waterfalls of Sri Lanka
The following is a list of waterfalls in Sri Lanka. Waterfalls less than 10 m (33 ft) in height are not included.
| Waterfall | Image | Height | Location | District | Province | Description | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Falls | 98 m (322 ft) | Aberdeen | Central | ||||
| Ahupini Ella | 10 m (33 ft) | Aranayake, Mawanella | Sabaragamuwa | ||||
| Alakola Falls | 60 m (197 ft) | ||||||
| Baker's Falls |  | 20 m (66 ft) | Horton Plains National Park | Central | |||
| Bambarakanda Falls |  | 241 m (791 ft) | Kalupahana | Badulla | Uva | The tallest waterfall in Sri Lanka. | [1][2] |
| Bomburu Ella |  | 50 m (160 ft) | Perawella | Uva | |||
| Bopath Ella Falls | 30 m (98 ft) | Ratnapura | Sabaragamuwa | ||||
| Delta Falls | 60 m (197 ft) | ||||||
| Dessford Falls | 20 m (66 ft) | ||||||
| Dethiri Ella | 30 m (98 ft) | Dolosbage | Central | ||||
| Devathura Falls |  | 10 m (33 ft) | Ramboda Pass | Central | |||
| Devon Falls |  | 97 m (318 ft) | Talawakele | Central | |||
| Diyaluma Falls | .jpg) | 171 m (561 ft) | Koslanda | Badulla | Uva | The third highest waterfall in Sri Lanka. | [3] |
| Doovili Ella Falls |  | 40 m (131 ft) | Balangoda | Sabaragamuwa | |||
| Dunhinda Falls |  | 63 m (207 ft) | Badulla | Uva | |||
| Elgin Falls |  | 25 m (82 ft) | Ambewela | Central | |||
| Ethamala Falls | 52 m (171 ft) | Akurassa | Southern | ||||
| Galboda Ella |  | 30 m (98 ft) | Nawalapitiya | Central | [4] | ||
| Galdola Falls | 100 m (328 ft) | ||||||
| Garandi Ella, Kalugala | 200–240 m (656–787 ft) | Kalugala | Kandy | Central | It is the one of highest waterfalls in Sri Lanka. The waterfall cascades in number of segments and the total height of the cascades from the top is about 200- 240 meters. | [5] | |
| Garandi Ella (Gerandigini Falls) | 100 m (328 ft) | Nuwara Eliya | Central | [6] | |||
| Gartmore Falls | 20 m (66 ft) | Maskeliya | |||||
| Glain Falls | 10 m (33 ft) | Central | |||||
| Handapan Ella | 23 m (75 ft) | ||||||
| Handun Ella | 30 m (98 ft) | ||||||
| Hathmale Falls | 45 m (148 ft) | Deniyaya | Southern | ||||
| Huluganga Falls |  | 75 m (246 ft) | Huluganga Town | Central | [7] | ||
| Hunnas Falls |  | 60 m (197 ft) | Elkaduwa | Central | |||
| Kalupahana Falls | 10 m (33 ft) | ||||||
| Kirindi Ella | 116 m (381 ft) | Pelmadulla | The waterfall begins from Kuttapitiya Mountain and then flows to Kalu ganga | [8] | |||
| Kurundu oya Falls (Maturata Ella) | 189 m (620 ft) | Nuwara Eliya | Central | The second highest fall in Sri Lanka. | [9] | ||
| Laxapana Falls |  | 129 m (423 ft) | Hatton | Nuwara Eliya | Central | The fall has been affected by power stations at New Lakshapana, Canyon and Polpitye Samanala. | [10] |
| Lihinihela Ella | 200 m (656 ft) | ||||||
| Lovers Leap | 30 m (98 ft) | Nuwara Eliya | Central | ||||
| Madanagiri Falls | 70 m (230 ft) | ||||||
| Mahakandura Falls | 120 m (394 ft) | ||||||
| Mahakandura Falls | 10 m (33 ft) | Kothmale | |||||
| Manawela Falls | 22 m (72 ft) | ||||||
| Mannakethi Ella | 60 m (197 ft) | ||||||
| Mapanana Falls (Mapalana Ella) | 141 m (463 ft) | Gilimale | Ratnapura | [11] | |||
| Nakkawita Falls | 100 m (328 ft) | ||||||
| Nanuoya Falls | 60 m (197 ft) | Central | |||||
| Okandagala Falls | 63 m (207 ft) | ||||||
| Oolu Ella | 127 m (417 ft) | Yatiyantota | Kegalle | Sabaragamuwa | It is the 6th tallest waterfall in Sri Lanka and the highest waterfall in connected with Kelani River. | [12] | |
| Peessa Ella | 45 m (148 ft) | Lunugala | Uva | ||||
| Puna Falls | 100 m (328 ft) | Central | |||||
| Pundalu Oya Falls |  | 100 m (328 ft) | Pundaluoya | Central | |||
| Ramboda Falls |  | 109 m (358 ft) | Pussellawa | Central | |||
| Rathna Falls | 101 m (331 ft) | Central | |||||
| Ravana Falls |  | 25 m (82 ft) | Ella | Uva | |||
| Rawan Ella |  | 40 m (130 ft) | Udunuwara | Uva | |||
| Sampath Ella | 30 m (98 ft) | ||||||
| Sera Ella Falls |  | 10 m (33 ft) | Matale | Central | |||
| St. Clair's Falls |  | 80 m (262 ft) | Hatton | Central | The widest waterfall in Sri Lanka | ||
| Seetha Kotuwa Falls | 60 m (197 ft) | ||||||
| Sri Pada Falls | 75 m (246 ft) | ||||||
| Yaka Andu Ella | 60 m (197 ft) | ||||||
| Windsor Forest Falls | 10 m (33 ft) | ||||||
See also
Notes
- ↑ "Bambarakanda Ella Falls – බඹරකන්ද ඇල්ල". Amazinglanka. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ "The song of the waterfall". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ "Diyaluma Ella Falls – දියලුම ඇල්ල". Amazinglanka. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ "Galboda Fall". Lanka Council on Waterfalls. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ↑ "Kalugala Gerandi Ella Waterfall – කලුගල ගැරඬි ඇල්ල". Amazinglanka. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ "Gerandigini Ella Falls – ගැරඬිගිනි ඇල්ල". Amazinglanka. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ "Huluganga Falls". Lanka Council on Waterfalls. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ↑ "Kirindi Ella Falls – කිරිඳි ඇල්ල". Amazinglanka. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ "Kurundu Oya Ella Falls (Maturata Ella) – කුරුඳු ඔය ඇල්ල (මතුරට ඇල්ල)". Amazinglanka. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ "Lakshapana Ella Falls – ලක්ෂපාන ඇල්ල". Amazinglanka. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ "Mapalana Ella Falls (Mapanana Ella) – මාපලාන (මාපනාන) ඇල්ල". Amazinglanka. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ↑ "Olu Ella Falls – ඕලු ඇල්ල". Amazinglanka. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
References
- (Sinhalese) Senanayake, Chanaka (2004). Sri Lankawe Diya Eli (1st ed.). Sooriya Publishers. ISBN 955-8892-06-8.
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