Devon Falls

Devon Falls, known as the 'Veil of the Valley', is a waterfall in Sri Lanka, situated 6 km (3.7 mi) west of Talawakele, Nuwara Eliya District on the A7 highway. The falls is named after a pioneer English coffee planter called Devon, whose plantation was situated nearby.^[2] The waterfall is 97 m (318 ft) high and is the 19th highest in the country. The falls are formed by a tributary of Kothmale Oya, which is a tributary of Mahaweli River.^[3] The elevation of Devon Falls is 1,140 m (3,740 ft) above sea level.^[4][5][6]

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Devon Falls
Interactive map of Devon Falls
Location	Talawakele, Sri Lanka
Coordinates	06°57′06″N 80°37′47″E / 6.95167°N 80.62972°E / 6.95167; 80.62972
Type	Tiered[1]
Elevation	1,140 m (3,740 ft)
Total height	97 m (318 ft)
Number of drops	3
Watercourse	A tributary of Kothmale Oya
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1. ^ "Devon Falls". www.worldwaterfallsdatabase.com. Retrieved 24 December 2008.
2. ^ "Catching a Glimpse of the Impressive Devon Waterfall". The Daily Mirror. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
3. ^ Senanayake 2004: 1
4. ^ Abhayawardena 2004: 2
5. ^ Senanayake, Chanaka (2004). Sri Lankawe Diya Eli. Sooriya Publishers. ISBN 978-955-8892-06-0.
6. ^ Abhayawardhana, H.A.P. (2004). Kandurata Praveniya. Sri Lanka Central Bank. ISBN 978-955-575-092-9.

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