Devon Falls is a waterfall in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

, situated 6 km west of Talawakele, Nuwara Eliya District

Nuwara Eliya District

Nuwara Eliya District is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,228 km². Nuwara Eliya town is a tourist attraction.-Demographics:...

 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. Altitude of Devon falls is 1,140m above sea level.

See also

• Place names in Sri Lanka with an English name
  Place names in Sri Lanka with an English name
  Locations in Sri Lanka with an English name is a list of Sri Lankan place names that were originally place names in England later applied in Sri Lanka by English emigrants and explorers.-Places where the corresponding place name in England is well-known:...
  
  
• List of waterfalls of Sri Lanka by height
• List of waterfalls of Central Province, Sri Lanka