Norton Dam
The Norton Dam is a gravity dam built across the Kehelgamu Oya, which is a main tributary to the Kelani River. The dam is built at Norton Bridge, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka.Photo: Pol van den Scheetekens, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Laxapana Falls.
Laxapana Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Astronomyinertia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laxapana Falls is, at 126 m high, the 8th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 625th highest in the world. It is situated in Maskeliya area in Nuwara Eliya District, about 16 km from Maskeliya town on Maskeliya-Norton Bridge road, in a village called Kiriwan Eliya. Laxapana Falls is situated 3 km southwest of Norton Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norton Bridge and Norton.
Norton Bridge
Village
Norton Bridge, Sri Lanka is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Nuwara Eliya district, in the Central Province.
Kiriwan Eliya
Village
Kiriwan Eliya is a village in Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is located in Maskeliya area in Nuwara Eliya District. Laxapana Falls, the 8th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka, is located here.
Norton Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: hydroelectric dam in Sri Lanka
- Category: gravity dam
- Location: Vidulipura South, Ambagamuwa Divisional Secretariat, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
6.91397° or 6° 54′ 50″ northLongitude
80.52163° or 80° 31′ 18″ eastOpen location code
6MR2WG7C+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 315451932OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q17018379
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In Other Languages
“Norton Dam” goes by many names.
- Sinhala: “නෝටන් වේල්ල”
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Highlights include norton police station and norton pansala.
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