Sources and limitations. This is the full source record that accompanies the guide.
මෙම මාර්ගෝපදේශයේ සත්යාපන දිනය 2026-10-29 වේ. ප්රකාශිත පැරණි ලේඛනයක් වත්මන් මෙහෙයුම් තත්ත්වයක් ලෙස නොසලකන්න.
Sources reviewed on 29 October 2026. Historical documents and third-party snapshots have the limited scope described beside each link. Current management hours, fees and operating activities remain unverified.
Its historical account dates the lake to 1874 and describes damming the Talagala and Nanu Oya streams. This is historical context, not current operating information.
Original source ↗Municipal history places the lake’s creation during William Gregory’s governorship, 1872–1877. Exact years differ between published accounts; this guide identifies the source rather than merging the dates.
Original source ↗Identifies the protected wetland, Gazette 1487/10 of 5 March 2007, biodiversity and pressures from urban/agricultural runoff and invasive plants. The page is marked updated 5 February 2018; it is not a current water test or access notice.
Original source ↗A historical municipal charge schedule. Do not use its rates as a current admission tariff.
Original source ↗Local authority contact and notices. This independent guide cannot confirm gate conditions or make bookings.
Original source ↗Manually checked on 29 October 2026: 4.5/5 from 16,570 reviews, Nuwara Eliya. The day’s closing display was 21:30. A dated third-party snapshot, not automatically updated or operator-verified hours.
Original source ↗The lake-and-hills SVG and derived social PNG are original geometric illustrations created for this guide and released under CC0 1.0. They are not photographs or navigation maps. Five previously published WebP lake photographs were restored from the site's September 2026 Git history; original photographers and source records remain unconfirmed.
Image history and illustration record