List of waterfalls of Sri Lanka
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The following is a list of waterfall
Waterfall
A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...

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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...

. Waterfalls less than 10 m (33 ft) in height are not included.

List of waterfalls

Waterfall Height Location Province
Aberdeen Falls
Aberdeen, Sri Lanka
Aberdeen, Sri Lanka is a tea estate in Sri Lanka, is famous for its picturesque waterfall Aberdeen Falls which situated in Ginigathhena, Nuwara Eliya District. Aberdeen is named after Aberdeen, the third largest city of Scotland and the capital of Aberdeenshire.-Aberdeen Falls:Aberdeen Falls is a...

 
98 m (322 ft) Aberdeen
Aberdeen, Sri Lanka
Aberdeen, Sri Lanka is a tea estate in Sri Lanka, is famous for its picturesque waterfall Aberdeen Falls which situated in Ginigathhena, Nuwara Eliya District. Aberdeen is named after Aberdeen, the third largest city of Scotland and the capital of Aberdeenshire.-Aberdeen Falls:Aberdeen Falls is a...

 
Central
Ahupini Ella 10 m (33 ft)   Central
Alakola Falls 60 m (197 ft)    
Baker's Falls
Baker's Falls
Baker's Falls is a famous waterfall in Sri Lanka. It is situated in Horton Plains National Park on a tributary of the Belihul Oya. The height of the Baker's waterfalls is . The falls were named after Sir Samuel Baker, who was a famous explorer. Many Rhododendron and Fern bushes can be seen around...

 
20 m (66 ft) Horton Plains National Park
Horton Plains National Park
Horton Plains National Park is a protected area in the central highlands of Sri Lanka and is covered by montane grassland and cloud forest. This plateau at an altitude of is rich in biodiversity and many species found here are endemic to the region. This region was designated a national park in...

 
Central
Bambarakanda Falls
Bambarakanda Falls
Bambarakanda Falls is the tallest waterfall in Sri Lanka. With a height of , it ranks as the 299th highest waterfall in the world. Situated in Kalupahana in the Badulla District, this waterfall is directly visible from the A4 Highway. The waterfall was formed by Kuda Oya, which is a branch of the...

 
263 m (863 ft) Kalupahana  Uva
Uva Province
Uva is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,187,335 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts: Badulla බදුල්ල பதுளை and Moneragala මොනරාගල மொனராகல. The provincial capital is Badulla. Uva is bordered by Eastern, Southern and Central provinces...

Bomburu Ella
Bomburu Ella
Bomburu Ella, also known as Perawella Falls, is a waterfall at Uva-Paranagama Divisional Secretariat of Sri Lanka. It is located near the border of Nuwara Eliya and Badulla districts, approximately 15 km from Welimada town. Bomburu Ella is the widest waterfall in Sri Lanka and consists of...

 
  Perawella  Uva
Uva Province
Uva is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,187,335 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts: Badulla බදුල්ල பதுளை and Moneragala මොනරාගල மொனராகல. The provincial capital is Badulla. Uva is bordered by Eastern, Southern and Central provinces...

Bopath Ella Falls  30 m (98 ft) Ratnapura
Ratnapura
- Floods :The town of Ratnapura is situated in the flooding plain of the river Kalu. The town experiences regular floods usually in the month of May. There is no large dam across the Kalu, so this leaves the city at the mercy of nature's forces every year. Several proposals have been made to reduce...

 
Sabaragamuwa
Sabaragamuwa Province
Sabaragamuwa, is a province of Sri Lanka, and contains two main cities: Ratnapura and Kegalle. Sabaragamuwa University is in Belihuloya. It is named after its former indigenous inhabitants, namely the Sabara, an indic term for hunter gatherer tribes, a term seldom used in ancient Sri...

Delta Falls 60 m (197 ft)    
Dessford Falls 20 m (66 ft)    
Devon Falls
Devon Falls
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...

 
97 m (318 ft) Talawakele
Talawakele
Talawakele is a town in Nuwara Eliya District in Sri Lanka. It is the center of Dimbula tea planting district, the largest tea growing area in Sri Lanka. It is situated on A7 Avissawella-Nuwara Eliya highway. The altitude of Talawakele is 3,932 feet. Talawakele railway station is one of the major...

 
Central
Diyaluma Falls
Diyaluma Falls
Diyaluma water falls is 220m high and the second highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 361st highest waterfall in the world. It is situated 6 km away from Koslanda in Badulla District on Colombo-Badulla highway...

 
220 m (722 ft) Koslanda  Uva
Uva Province
Uva is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,187,335 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts: Badulla බදුල්ල பதுளை and Moneragala මොනරාගල மொனராகல. The provincial capital is Badulla. Uva is bordered by Eastern, Southern and Central provinces...

Doovili Ella 40 m (131 ft)   Central
Dunhinda Falls
Dunhinda Falls
Dunhinda Falls is a waterfall located about from Badulla town in Sri Lanka. The waterfall is created by the Badulu Oya river which passes through the Badulla town.The Dunhinda Falls is one of Sri Lanka's most beautiful waterfalls located about 5 km off Badulla town...

 
63 m (207 ft) Badulla
Badulla
Badulla , is the capital of Uva Province, Sri Lanka. Badulla is located 60 km southeast of Kandy, almost encircled by the Badulu Oya River, about 680 metres above sea level and is surrounded by picturesque hills and mountains, most of which have tea plantations.-Geography:It is located on the...

 
Uva
Uva Province
Uva is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,187,335 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts: Badulla බදුල්ල பதுளை and Moneragala මොනරාගල மொனராகல. The provincial capital is Badulla. Uva is bordered by Eastern, Southern and Central provinces...

Elgin Falls
Elgin Falls
Elgin Falls is a waterfall in Sri Lanka, located in the Elgin tea estate which is 18 km from the city of Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. The waterfall is 25m in height. Elgin Falls named after Elgin major town of Moray in Scotland. the falls is at about 1,900m above sea level. There are several ways...

 
25 m (82 ft) Ambewela
Ambewela
Ambewela is a small town, or a hill station, located in the Nuwara Eliya District of Sri Lanka. The area is also sometimes called "Little New Zealand". The town is situated approximately south-east of the district capital Nuwara Eliya...

 
Central
Galboda Ella
Galboda Ella
Galboda Falls is the most beautiful waterfall in Sri Lanka. It is located by Nuwara Eliya District. Galboda is a nice station along the railway track of Colombo to Badulla. There is so much nature scenery and animals...

 
30 m (98 ft) Nawalapitiya
Nawalapitiya
Nawalapitiya is a town in the country of Sri Lanka. It is in the Kandy administrative district, 38 kilometers away from Kandy. The town is near Mahaweli Ganga. Nawalapitiya is a one of the well planned towns of SriLanka.It is well connected to all nearby important places by Bus...

 
Central
Galdola Falls 100 m (328 ft)    
Garandi Ella 100 m (328 ft) Balangoda Central
Gartmore Falls 20 m (66 ft) Maskeliya
Maskeliya
Maskeliya is a town in the Central Province of Sri Lanka, it has previously been the site of the worst accident in the aviation history of Sri Lanka....

 
 
Glain Falls 10 m (33 ft)   Central
Handapan Ella 200 m (656 ft)    
Handun Ella 30 m (98 ft)    
Hunnas Falls 60 m (197 ft) Elkaduwa Central
Kalupahana Falls 10 m (33 ft)    
Kirindi Ella 116 m (381 ft)    
Kothmale Mahakandura Falls 10 m (33 ft)    
Kurunduoya Falls 206 m (676 ft)   Central
Laxapana Falls
Laxapana Falls
Laxapana Falls is 126m high and the 8th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 625th highest waterfall in the world. It is situated in Hatton area in Nuwara Eliya District. It formed by Maskeliya Oya near the confluence of Kehelgamuwa Oya and Maskeliya Oya which forms Kelani River...

 
129 m (423 ft) Hatton
Hatton, Sri Lanka
Hatton , is a small town in Nuwara Eliya District of Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is known for its Ceylon tea plantations and industry. Hatton, which is locally administered by Hatton-Dickoya Urban Council, had 14,255 in population according to the census carried out in 2001. The town is...

 
Central
Lihinihela Ella 200 m (656 ft)    
Lovers Leap 30 m (98 ft) Nuwaraeliya Central
Madanagiri Falls 70 m (230 ft)    
Mahakandura Falls 120 m (394 ft)    
Manawela Falls 22 m (72 ft)    
Mannakethi Ella 60 m (197 ft)    
Mapanana Falls 148 m (486 ft) Gilimale  
Nakkawita Falls 100 m (328 ft)    
Nanuoya Falls 60 m (197 ft)   Central
Okandagala Falls 63 m (207 ft)    
Oolu Ella 200 m (656 ft)    
Peessa Ella    Lunugala
Lunugala
Lunugala is a town in the Sri Lankan province of Uva.There are 26 Grama Niladhari Divisions in the Lunugala Divisional Secretariat Division...

 
Uva
Uva Province
Uva is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,187,335 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts: Badulla බදුල්ල பதுளை and Moneragala මොනරාගල மொனராகல. The provincial capital is Badulla. Uva is bordered by Eastern, Southern and Central provinces...

Puna Falls 100 m (328 ft)   Central
Pundalu Oya Falls 100 m (328 ft)    
Ramboda Falls
Ramboda Falls
Ramboda Falls is 109m high and 11th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 729th highest waterfall in the world. It is situated in Pussellawa area, on the A5 highway at Ramboda Pass. It formed by Panna Oya which is a tributary of Kothmale Oya. Altitude of the falls is 945m above sea level.-See also: *...

 
109 m (358 ft) Pussellawa  Central
Rathna Falls 101 m (331 ft)   Central
Ravana Falls
Ravana Falls
The Ravana Falls is a popular sightseeing attraction in Sri Lanka. It currently ranks as one of the widest falls in the country. This waterfall measures approximately in high and cascade from an oval-shaped concave rock outcrop...

 
25 m (82 ft) Ella  Uva
Uva Province
Uva is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,187,335 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts: Badulla බදුල්ල பதுளை and Moneragala මොනරාගල மொனராகல. The provincial capital is Badulla. Uva is bordered by Eastern, Southern and Central provinces...

Rawan Ella
Rawan Ella
Rawan Ella is a waterfall in the village of Uduhawara, in Badulla district, Sri Lanka. It is located approximately from Welimada town. Rawan ella falls has relation to Ravana stories....

 
  Uduhawara  Uva
Uva Province
Uva is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,187,335 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts: Badulla බදුල්ල பதுளை and Moneragala මොනරාගල மொனராகல. The provincial capital is Badulla. Uva is bordered by Eastern, Southern and Central provinces...

Sampath Ella 30 m (98 ft)    
St. Clair's Falls  80 m (262 ft) Hatton
Hatton, Sri Lanka
Hatton , is a small town in Nuwara Eliya District of Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is known for its Ceylon tea plantations and industry. Hatton, which is locally administered by Hatton-Dickoya Urban Council, had 14,255 in population according to the census carried out in 2001. The town is...

 
Central
Seetha Kotuwa Falls 60 m (197 ft)    
Sri Pada Falls 75 m (246 ft)    
Yaka Andu Ella 60 m (197 ft)    
Windsor Forest Falls 10 m (33 ft)    
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