Bomburu Ella, Waterfall in Perawella, Sri Lanka

Bomburu Ella is a waterfall in Uva-Paranagama Divisional Secretariat, near the border of Nuwara Eliya and Badulla districts, about 15 km from Welimada. It is roughly 50 m high and 20 m wide, formed by several small cascades that converge into one broad fall. The water comes from the Dulgala Oya, the upper tributary of the Uma River, and drops in about four segments over a rock outcrop on the slope of Kotakithul Mountain at around 1,842 m.

The waterfall has been used as a water source for farming in the Uva-Paranagama region for a long time. Simple diversion channels were built over the years to direct water from the cascade toward nearby fields.

Bomburu Ella is also called Perawella Falls, after the village of Perawella in the Sita Eliya–Kandapola reserve where it lies. The Sinhala name is not explained in the sources; the waterfall is fed by the Dulgala Oya, the upper tributary of the Uma River that Samuel Baker knew as the Fort McDonald River.

The waterfall is reachable by road from Peradeniya toward Badulla, turning off toward Rendapola. The paths leading to it pass through rural terrain and can be slippery depending on the season, so sturdy footwear is a good idea.

Bomburu Ella is often described as the widest waterfall in Sri Lanka, not because of its height but because of how broadly the water fans out across the rock. This width comes from several small streams converging just before the drop, which spreads the flow across the full face of the cliff.