Aberdeen Falls

Aberdeen Falls is a 98 m (322 ft) high waterfall on the Kehelgamu Oya near Ginigathena, in the Nuwara Eliya District of Sri Lanka. Aberdeen is named after Aberdeen, the third largest city in Scotland and the capital of Aberdeenshire. Kehelgamu Oya is a major tributary of the Kelani River. The waterfall is ranked as the 18th highest on the Island.[1]

This article is about Aberdeen Falls, a waterfall in Sri Lanka. For other uses of Aberdeen, see Aberdeen (disambiguation).
Aberdeen Falls
LocationGinigathena, Sri Lanka
Coordinates06°56′54″N 80°30′07″E
TypeHorsetail
Total height98 m (322 ft)
Number of drops1
Total width8 m (26 ft)
WatercourseKehelgamu Oya

See also

Notes
  • Senanayake, Chanaka (2004). Sri Lankawe Diya Eli (in Sinhala) (1st ed.). Sooriya Publishers. ISBN 955-8892-06-8.

References
  1. Senanayake 2004: 1


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