List of waterfalls in Sri Lanka
Appearance
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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 |
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Aberdeen Falls | ![]() |
98 m (322 ft) | Aberdeen | Central | |||
Asupini Ella | ![]() |
30 m (98 ft) | Aranayaka, Mawanella |
Sabaragamuwa | |||
Alakola Falls | ![]() |
60 m (197 ft) | |||||
Baker's Falls | ![]() |
20 m (66 ft) | Horton Plains National Park | Central | |||
Bambarakanda Falls | ![]() |
263 m (863 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) | ||||||
Diyathiri 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 | ![]() |
220 m (722 ft) | Koslanda | Badulla | Uva | The second highest waterfall in Sri Lanka. | [3] |
Doovili Ella | ![]() |
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 | 100 m (328 ft) | Kalugala | Kandy | Central | If Ramboda Falls, Garandi Ella and Vedimalaya Falls considered as a single cascade it has a height of 270 m (886 ft) | [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) | Walapane | Nuwara Eliya | Central | The third 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) | Rainfall active waterfall in Peak Wilderness Protected Area | |||||
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) | close to Lunuwatta | Badulla | Uva | 22m high falls, historical place with King Manabarana | |
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) | Pundaluoya | Nuwara Eliya | Central | ||
Pundalu Oya Falls | ![]() |
100 m (328 ft) | Pundaluoya | Nuwara Eliya | Central | ||
Ramboda Falls | ![]() |
109 m (358 ft) | Ramboda | Nuwara Eliya | Central | ||
Rathna Falls | ![]() |
101 m (331 ft) | Hasalaka | Kandy | Central | Inside the Knuckles's East End | |
Ravana Falls | ![]() |
25 m (82 ft) | Ella | badulla | Uva | history with King RAWANA | |
Rawan Ella | ![]() |
40 m (130 ft) | Uduhawara | badulla | Uva | 4 km from Bomburuella | |
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) | |||||
Surathali Falls | ![]() |
60 m (197 ft) | |||||
Yaka Andu Ella | 60 m (197 ft) | ||||||
Windsor Forest Falls | 10 m (33 ft) | ||||||
Galamuduna Ahasgawwa Falls | 92 m (302 ft) | Meemure | Badulla | Central | The waterfall begins from Udagaladebokka Mountain and then flows to connected by "HeenGaga". Always water like mist and it is an hidden waterfall in knuckles mountain range | ||
Dunumala Ella | ![]() |
45 m (148 ft) | Uduwaka | Kegalle | Sabaragamuwa | Formed by Algama Oya, a tributary of Attanagalu Oya |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ^ Kautzsch, Eberhard (1983). A guide to the waterfalls of Sri Lanka. Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia: Tisara Prakashakayo. p. 77. ISBN 978-955-564068-8. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "Gerandigini Ella Falls – ගැරඬිගිනි ඇල්ල". Amazinglanka. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Huluganga Falls". Lanka Council on Waterfalls. Archived from the original on 2015-12-24. 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
[edit]- Senanayake, Chanaka (2004). Sri Lankawe Diya Eli (in Sinhala) (1st ed.). Sooriya Publishers. ISBN 955-8892-06-8.