St. Clair's Falls
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| Location |  Talawakele, Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 6°57′04″N 80°38′52″E / 6.951178°N 80.647877°ECoordinates: 6°57′04″N 80°38′52″E / 6.951178°N 80.647877°E |
| Type | Cascade |
| Total height | 80m |
| Number of drops | 2 |
| Watercourse | Kotmale Oya |
St. Clair's Falls is one the widest waterfalls in Sri Lanka ("Bomburu Ella" in Welimada is the widest). St. Clair's Falls is called the "Little Niagara of Sri Lanka".[1] and it is one of the most politically discussed environmental entities in Sri Lanka.[2]
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[edit] Location
It is situated 3 km west of the town of Talawakele on the Hatton-Talawakele Highway in Nuwara Eliya District.[3] The falls derived its name from a nearby tea estate. The Falls is 80m high and hence 20th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka. St. Clair's falls comprises two falls called "Maha Ella" (Sinhalese "The Greater Fall") and "Kuda Ella," (Sinhalese "The Lesser Fall") which is 50m high and was created by a tributary of Kotmale Oya.
[edit] Environmentalists concerns
From the inception of the Upper Kothmale Project, Sri Lanka's last major hydro-electricity project, the environmentalists protested concerning that the waterfall is threatened by the Upper Kotmale Dam. But the Government ensures the existence of the waterfall and the project is currently underway.
[edit] See also
- List of waterfalls of Sri Lanka by height
- List of waterfalls of Central Province, Sri Lanka
- St Clair Falls(ශාන්ත ක්ලෙයාර් සුන්දරිය) - Sri Lankan Travellers nature Forum
[edit] Notes
- ^ Abhayawardhana 2004: 1
- ^ "Japan to Fund Sri Lankan government to destroy her best Mountains and Waterfalls". greens.org. http://www.greens.org/s-r/29/29-19.html. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
- ^ Senanayake 2004: 2
[edit] References
- (Sinhala) Abhayawardhana, H.A.P. (2004). Kandurata Praveniya (1st ed.). Sri Lanka Central Bank. ISBN 955-575-092-2.
- (Sinhala) Senanayake, Chanaka (2004). Sri Lankawe Diya Eli (1st ed.). Sooriya Publishers. ISBN 955-8892-06-8.
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