Lankagama Uran Watuna Ella
| Height : |
20 metres |
| District : |
Galle |
The 20m Lankagama Uran Wetuna Falls is located in Lankagama Village, Galle District. Incipient from Sinharaja Forest Conservation, the fall is created by the Hariywa brook's left Branch or (artery) its name bespeaks of the deaths of wild pigs (Susscrofa) in the past. An elder villager C.E.Upalis who in 1952 saw pigs drowned in gushing waters of the fall. However, no wild pigs have been recently sighted. The base of the stream is devoid of a pool.
The stream flows over scattered rocks. Falls milieu is rich in bio diversity. In the woodlot trees viz. Hora, (Dipterocarpus zeylanicus) Beraliya, Na (Messua Ferea), Orchids, Ferns, Kirihambilia, and plants varities found there.
Source : www.srilankanwaterfalls.org
Created on December 7, 2007
Updated
December 7, 2007
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