Waterfalls are fantastic creation of nature.Waterfalls have different shapes and because of that, they are known by different names .

                Usually, waterfalls start in higher places like mountains. Because of this we can see many waterfalls in the hill country.

                                                   When waterfalls start , they are very small and not wide. But when they flow further down, they cover a large area and become very large.

                                         The highest waterfall in the world is the Angel falls in South America. The highest waterfall in Sir Lanka is the Bambarakanda Fall. It is 241 metres high . It ranks 48^th in the list of highest waterfalls in the world .

                                    Bambarakanda Fall is situated in the Badulla district. Kurunduoya Fall is the second highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and is 289 metres high. It ranks as the 58^th in the list of the world’s highest waterfalls . It is also called the Maturata Fall.