Alakola Falls

Alakola Ella is located in the Central Province of Sri Lanka in a village named Madulkelle. The name Alakola Ella has been a derivation from its older name Allen Collen Watte Ella. Allen Collen was a planter during the British regime, and this surrounding waterfall area was under him and referred to as Allen Collen Watte. When the locals pronounce this name, there was a difference in the sound, and finally, it has become Alakola Watte. The Alakola Ella lies in this Alakola Watte (estate) in the Knuckles mountain range. Therefore it derived its name. Sometimes, it is also referred to as Thaliya Wetuna Ella. It is formed from a tributary of the Hulu Ganga originating in the Knuckles mountain range.