Laxapana Falls

Laxapana Falls

Laxapana falls
Location Sri Lanka Hatton, Sri Lanka
Coordinates 6°54′N 80°30′E / 6.9°N 80.50°E / 6.9; 80.50Coordinates: 6°54′N 80°30′E / 6.9°N 80.50°E / 6.9; 80.50
Type Plunge
Elevation 720m
Total height 126m
Number of drops 1
Total width 260
Watercourse Maskeliya Oya
World height ranking 625

Laxapana Falls is 126m high[1] and the 8th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 625th highest waterfall in the world.[2] It is situated in Maskeliya area in Nuwara Eliya District, about 16 Kilometers from Maskeliya town on Maskeliya-Norton Bridge road, in a village called Kiriwan Eliya. It's formed by Maskeliya Oya near the confluence of Kehelgamu Oya and Maskeliya Oya which forms Kelani River. The Falls gives its name to twin Hydroelectricity Power stations, Laxapana which generates 50MW of electricity and New Laxapana which generates 100MW.

Folklore

Popular folklore tells this the place where Buddha mended his saffron robe when he was visiting Sri Pada. The name of the Falls derived from Sinhala words of "Laxa" means Hundred thousand and "Pahana" or "Pashana" means rock.[1]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 Senanayake 2004: 1
  2. ↑ "Laxapana Falls". worldwaterfalldatabase.com. Retrieved 2008-12-25.

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