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St.Clair's Falls is the widest waterfall in Sri Lanka hence called "Little Niagara of Sri Lanka". The Falls is the most politically discussed environmental entity in Sri Lanka.
Location
It is situated in 3km west from Talawakele town on Hatton-Talawakele Highway in Nuwara Eliya District. The Falls derived its name from a near by tea estate. St.Clair's Fall is 80m high and hence 20th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka. St.Clair's Falls comprises two falls called "Maha Ella" (Sinhalese "The Greater Fall") and "Kuda Ella" (Sinhalese "The Lesser Fall") which is 50m high created by a tributary of Kotmale Oya.
Environmentalists Concerns
From the inception of Sri Lanka's last major hydro-electricity project, the Upper Kothmale Project the environmentalists protested concerning that the waterfall is threatened by the Upper Kothmale Dam. But the Government ensures the existence of the waterfall and the project is currently underway.
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