Devon Falls
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| Location |  Talawakele, Sri Lanka |
| Type | Tiered[1] |
| Total height | 97m |
| Number of drops | 3 |
| Watercourse | Kothmale Oya |
Devon Falls is a waterfall in Sri Lanka, situated 6 km west of Talawakele, Nuwara Eliya District on A7 highway. The falls is named after a pioneer English coffee planter called Devon, whose plantation is situated nearby the falls. The Waterfall is 97 meters high and ranked 19th highest in the Island. The Falls formed by Kothmale Oya, a tributary of Mahaweli River.[2] Altitude of Devon falls is 1,140m above sea level.[3]
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References
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- ^ "Devon Falls". www.worldwaterfallsdatabase.com. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
- ^ Senanayake 2004: 1
- ^ Abhayawardena 2004: 2
- Template:Si icon Senanayake, Chanaka (2004). Sri Lankawe Diya Eli (1st ed.). Sooriya Publishers. ISBN 955-8892-06-8.
- Template:Si icon Abhayawardhana, H.A.P. (2004). Kandurata Praveniya (1st ed.). Sri Lanka Central Bank. ISBN [[Special:BookSources/955-575-092-2 |955-575-092-2 [[Category:Articles with invalid ISBNs]]]].
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6°56′N 80°37′E / 6.933°N 80.617°E
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