Devon Falls

Devon Falls
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]

See also

• Place names in Sri Lanka with an English name
• List of waterfalls of Sri Lanka by height
• List of waterfalls of Central Province, Sri Lanka

References

1. ^ "Devon Falls". www.worldwaterfallsdatabase.com. http://www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com/waterfall.php?num=735. Retrieved 2008-12-24. 
2. ^ Senanayake 2004: 1
3. ^ Abhayawardena 2004: 2

• (Sinhala) Senanayake, Chanaka (2004). Sri Lankawe Diya Eli (1st ed.). Sooriya Publishers. ISBN 955-8892-06-8. 
• (Sinhala) Abhayawardhana, H.A.P. (2004). Kandurata Praveniya (1st ed.). Sri Lanka Central Bank. ISBN 955-575-092-2. 

Coordinates: 6°56′N 80°37′E / 6.933°N 80.617°E / 6.933; 80.617