# Devon Falls

- **Country:** Sri Lanka
- **Type:** Tiered
- **Height:** 97 m
- **Location:** Talawakele, Sri Lanka
- **Elevation:** 1140 m
- **Photo Width:** 250px
- **Watercourse:** A tributary of Kothmale Oya
- **Number Drops:** 3

Devon Falls, known as the 'Veil of the Valley', is a waterfall in Sri Lanka, 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 waterfall is high and is the 19th highest in the country. The falls are formed by a tributary of Kothmale Oya, which is a tributary of Mahaweli River. The elevation of Devon Falls is above sea level.

![Photo of Devon Falls](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/UG-LK_Photowalk_-_2018-03-25_-_Devon_Falls_%282%29.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devon_Falls (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)