Andawala Ella Falls is a waterfall situated in Andawala village in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. The falls is located on Kandy-Nuwara Eliya road via Walapane-Padiyapelella close to the 49th km post.
The fall has got its name due to a large eel (Sinhala: Anda) who is said to have lived in the quarry at the commencement of the waterfall (Abeyawardana, 2004). The fall is 40.31 m in height and its water finally ends up at the Mahaweli Ganga river after taking the route through the Belihul Oya (Abeyawardana, 2004).
References
1) Abeyawardana, H.A.P., 2004. Heritage of Kandurata: Major natural,
cultural and historic sites. Colombo: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka. pp.260-261.
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This page was last updated on 14 February 2022
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