Adam,s peak water fall, Maskelliya, Sri lanka

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This water fall is falling directly in to the  caseltre water reservoir which is the main dam to product hydro power in the upcountry of sri lanka. height of 25m

This waterfall is commonly known as Sri Pada falls due its proximity to Sri Pada holy mountain. Since this waterfall lies inside the Gartmore  estate it is also known by the name Gartmore  Falls.
Sri Pada Falls directly falls on to the Maskeliya Reservoir and is fed by two streams which joins above the falls. Each of these streams creates a waterfall before joining and lies inside the Gartmore Estate. These two waterfalls are jointly called Gartmore Estate Waterfalls.

             

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