Goxin Falls
| Height : |
50 metres |
| District : |
Ratnapura |
The fall gets its name from a British planter, Goxin, said to have been adept at aquatic sports. It is 50m in height and up to 50m wide during the rainy season. The source of the fall is at Bubula in Mannikaya Patanaya. The water flows over a rock to join the Kaluganga River at Gilemale. At the base of the fall, the water plunges into a deep pool, though the exact depth is unknown. The surrounding area is mainly used for tea plantations.
The fall is located
25km from Ratnapura town, Ratnapura District, Palmadulla area. Take the Ratnapura
- Wewelwatte road and turn left at Nugapola town onto the Dehena - Kande
road. Go through Wewalketya village and Kambiadia. From here it is 4km to
Halakande village where the fall can be found.
The waterfalls on this Ratnapura
- Wewelwatte route are Goksin Falls, Dehena
Falls, Mandanagiri Falls, Alupola
Falls, Beruwatta Falls, Pandi
Oya Falls, Bambarabotuwa Falls, Anda
Falls, Katu Kitul Falls, Wewel
Falls and Hal Falls.
primary Source : www.srilankanwaterfalls.org
Created on December 6, 2007
Updated
January 31, 2009
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