Water falls

The mountains of Sri Lanka abound with waterfalls of exquisite beauty. Numbering more than hundred and many of them are virtually unknown, hidden away in forest or approached by steps and remote tea plantation tracks. Infact for it’s size Sri Lanka has recorded water falls than another country.
Sri Lanka’s numerous revers, fed by two half – yearly monsoons, with topography of high andsteeply scarped peneplains, and rever beds of hard erosion-resistant metamorphic rock, all provide ideal ingredient for the formation of waterfalls.

Dambora Falls

The fall (10m in height) is created by a waterway of the Wakoya River and was formerly known as Demala Falls as the Tamil (Dravidian/Demala) labourers used to wash here. Dambora Falls is located near Labugama Reservoir in the village of Dambora (Hanwella Divisional Secretariat), Colombo District (Avissawela Electorate).

Madolsima Ella Falls

This is not a famous Fall, yet a charming one. If you look at the middle part of the photograph, a metal tube can be seen. It was for the diversion of water to make electricity and done in 1940s. Still it is well maintained and the diversion did not affect the beauty but help to appreciate it better as a staircase was made over the metal tube to descend below. 

It is of 10m height, situated off Hatton in the Balangoda road.

Vada Hiti Ella (Lakshapana Falls)

The old name of this beautiful and Gigantic water fall is "where a vadda was" (- vadda is an ancient tribe man.) 

It was named as "lakshapana"-meaning a 100,000 bulbs- reminding us the first hydroelectric project that was undertaken successfully in this country.

It is 129m (413ft) height and now flows less water due to the tank made.

Movini Ella Falls

This beautiful 20m (66ft) waterfall is situated along the road from Maskelliya to Adam's peak and the water flows to the Maskelliya tank

Adam's peak (Seetha Gangula) Falls

Situated at the southern corner of the "Maskeliya oya" tank and flowing from the sacred Adam's peak (Sri Pada) mountains. It is about 10m (33ft) height.

The name in sinhala means Cold river.

Diyagalla Ella Falls

This was a beautiful water fall which had been completely wiped off by man. It was situated close to Ginigathhena along the N'Eliya road.

It was 20m (66ft) in height and now non-existing due to the diversion of its flow for some irrigation scheme. This may be one of it's last photographs.