Baker's Falls

For the town in New York known as Baker's Falls until 1910, see Hudson Falls.

Baker's Falls
Location	Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka
Type	Cascade
Total height	20 metres (66 ft)
Number of drops	2
Watercourse	Belihul Oya

Baker's Falls (Sinhala: බේකර් ඇල්ල) is a famous waterfall in Sri Lanka. It is located inside the Horton Plains National Park, on a tributary of the Belihul Oya.^[1][2]

Baker's falls are 20 metres (66 ft) high and 25 m (82 ft) wide.^[3] The falls were named after British explorer and big game hunter Sir Samuel Baker. Many Rhododendron and fern bushes can be seen around the waterfall.^[1]

See also

• List of waterfalls of Sri Lanka

Citations

Notes

1. Senanayake 2004: p. 37–38
2. Kautzsch, E. (2003). A Guide to the Waterfalls of Sri Lanka (2nd ed.). Tisara Prakasakayo
3. "Tourist Directory - Bakers Falls".

References

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

External links

• Media related to Baker's Falls at Wikimedia Commons

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