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Devon Falls, known as the 'Veil of the Valley', is a waterfall in 
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
, situated 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 the falls. The waterfall is high and is the 19th highest in the country. The falls are formed by a tributary of Kothmale Oya
The Kotmale River ( si, කොත්මලේ ඔය ) is the longest tributary of Mahaweli River. The river begins as the Agra Oya, in the Horton Plains. The Central Plains have an annual rainfall of between 125 and 200 inches a year. The river ...
, which is a tributary of Mahaweli River
The Mahaweli River ( si, මහවැලි ගඟ, literally "Great Sandy River"; ta, மகாவலி ஆறு 'mahawali gangai'', is a long river, ranking as the longest river in Sri Lanka. It has a drainage basin of , the largest in the ...
. The elevation of Devon Falls is above sea level.
See also
*List of waterfalls of Sri Lanka
The following is a list of waterfalls in Sri Lanka. Waterfalls less than in height are not included.
See also
* List of rivers in Sri Lanka
* List of waterfalls
Notes
References
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{{Geography of Sri Lanka
Waterfalls of Sri L ...
* Place names in Sri Lanka with an English name
References
Landforms of Nuwara Eliya District Waterfalls in Central Province, Sri Lanka {{NuwaraEliyaDistrict-geo-stub