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List of waterfalls in Sri Lanka

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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
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

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Bambarakanda Ella Falls – බඹරකන්ද ඇල්ල". Amazinglanka. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ^ "The song of the waterfall". Sunday Times. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Diyaluma Ella Falls – දියලුම ඇල්ල". Amazinglanka. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Galboda Fall". Lanka Council on Waterfalls. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Gerandigini Ella Falls – ගැරඬිගිනි ඇල්ල". Amazinglanka. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Huluganga Falls". Lanka Council on Waterfalls. Archived from the original on 2015-12-24. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  8. ^ "Kirindi Ella Falls – කිරිඳි ඇල්ල". Amazinglanka. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Kurundu Oya Ella Falls (Maturata Ella) – කුරුඳු ඔය ඇල්ල (මතුරට ඇල්ල)". Amazinglanka. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Lakshapana Ella Falls – ලක්ෂපාන ඇල්ල". Amazinglanka. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Mapalana Ella Falls (Mapanana Ella) – මාපලාන (මාපනාන) ඇල්ල". Amazinglanka. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Olu Ella Falls – ඕලු ඇල්ල". Amazinglanka. Retrieved 11 October 2016.

References

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  • Senanayake, Chanaka (2004). Sri Lankawe Diya Eli (in Sinhala) (1st ed.). Sooriya Publishers. ISBN 955-8892-06-8.
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