Ramboda Falls

Ramboda Falls is 109 m (358 ft) high[1] and 11th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 729th highest waterfall in the world.[2] It is situated in Pussellawa area, on the A5 highway at Ramboda Pass.[3] It formed by Panna Oya which is a tributary of Kothmale Oya. Altitude of the falls is 945 m (3,100 ft) above sea level.

Ramboda Falls
Ramboda Waterfall
LocationRamboda Pass, Pussellawa, Sri Lanka
Coordinates7°04′01″N 80°42′00″E
TypeTiered
Elevation345 m (1,132 ft)
Total height109 m (358 ft)
Number of drops2
WatercoursePanna Oya, a tributary of Kotmale Oya
World height ranking729

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Notes
  1. Abeywardena 2004: p. 366
  2. "World's Tallest Waterfalls Falls". worldwaterfalldatabase.com. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
  3. Senanayake 2004: p. 70

References
  • Abeyawardena, H.A.P. (2004). Kandurata Praveniya (in Sinhala) (1st ed.). Sri Lanka Central Bank. ISBN 9789555750929.
  • Senanayake, Chanaka (2004). Sri Lankawe Diya Eli (in Sinhala) (1st ed.). Sooriya Publishers. ISBN 955-8892-06-8.


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