Rivers
The rich network of rivers in Sri Lanka make the island an oasis at any time of year, naturally watering the paradise garden with its splendid heritage. The highest concentration of rivers and lakes is found in the south-west of the country, making it possibly the most fertile area in Sri Lanka.
デドゥル・オヤ (දැදුරු ඔය)
デドゥル オヤ川はスリランカで 6 番目に長い川です。長さは約 142 km (88 マイル) です。 4 つの州と 5 つの地区にまたがっており、その流域面積には年間約 43 億 1,300 万立方メートルの雨が降り、その水の約 27 パーセントが海に流れ込みます。流域面積は 2,616 平方キロメートルです。
デドゥル大谷ダム
デドゥル オヤダムは、スリランカのクルネーガラ地区のデドゥル川を渡って建設された堤防ダムです。 2014 年に建設されたこのダムの主な目的は、灌漑目的で海に流出する約 10 億立方メートルの水を貯留することです。ダムの現地調査は 2006 年に始まり、2008 年に建設が始まりました。当時のマヒンダ・ラージャパクサ大統領の立会いのもと、2014 年に式典が完成しました。ダムから約80km下流のデドゥル・オヤ河口。ダムの現地調査と設計は灌漑省の技術者によって行われました。幅約 2,400 m (7,900 フィート) のこのダムは、7,500 万 m3 (2.6 × 109 立方フィート) の容量を持つデドゥル オヤ貯水池を形成します。貯水池からの水は約 11,000 ヘクタール (27,000 エーカー) の農地の灌漑に使用され、同時に電力エネルギー省が運営する 1.5 メガワットの水力発電所にも電力を供給しています。
8 つの水門に加えて、貯水池からの水は、左運河、中央運河、南運河の 3 つの運河を経由して (灌漑用に) 貯水池から導かれます。南運河は全長 33 km (21 マイル) の流域横断コンクリート運河で、デドゥル オヤ貯水池からインギニミティヤ貯水池まで 300 立方フィート/秒 (8.5 m3/秒) の流量で水を流しています。
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Malwathu Oya (මල්වතු ඔය)
The Malvathu River long river in Sri Lanka, connecting the city of Anuradhapura, which was the capital of the country for over 15 centuries, to the coast of Mannar. It currently ranks as the second longest river in the country, with a great historic significance.
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Kelani River (කැලණි ගඟ)
The Kelani River is a 145-kilometre-long (90 mi) river in Sri Lanka. Ranking as the fourth-longest river in the country, it stretches from the Sri Pada Mountain Range to Colombo. It flows through or borders the Sri Lankan districts of Nuwara Eliya, Ratnapura, Kegalle, Gampaha and Colombo.
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Yan Oya (යාන් ඔය)
The Yan Oya is the fifth-longest river of Sri Lanka. It measures approximately 142 km (88 mi) in length. Its catchment area receives approximately 2,371 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 17 percent of the water reaches the sea. It has a catchment area of 1,520 square kilometres.
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Walawe River (වලවේ ගඟ)
The southern region of Sri Lanka is exalted by a bushel of enthralling and glorified rivers and the Walawe River is one of them. Gently flowing through the Udawalawe National Park, the Walawe River provides water for a multitude of species of mesmerising fauna.
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Kalu Ganga (කළු ගඟ)
Kalu Ganga is a river in Sri Lanka. Measuring 129 km (80 mi) in length, the river originates from Sri Padhaya and reach the sea at Kalutara. The Black River flows through the Ratnapura and the Kalutara District and pass the city Ratnapura. The mountainous forests in the Central Province and the Sinharaja Forest Reserve are the main sources of water for the river.
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Maha Oya (මහ ඔය)
The Maha Oya is a major stream in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It measures approximately 134 km (83 mi) in length. It runs across four provinces and five districts. Maha Oya has 14 Water supply networks to serve the need of water and more than 1 million people live by the river.
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Gin Ganga (ගිං ගඟ)
The Gin Ganga, is a 115.9 km (72 mi) long river situated in Galle District of Sri Lanka. The river's headwaters are located in the Gongala Mountain range, near Deniyaya, bordering the Sinharaja Forest Reserve.
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Kala Oya (කලා ඔය)
It was around these ancient tank (water storage reservoir) irrigation systems that the economy and human settlements of early Sri Lankan society were organised into a “hydraulic civilization”.
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Deduru Oya (දැදුරු ඔය)
The Deduru Oya Dam is an embankment dam built across the Deduru River in Kurunegala District of Sri Lanka. Built in 2014, the primary purpose of the dam is to retain approximately a billion cubic metres of water for irrigation purposes, which would otherwise flow out to sea.
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Maduru Oya (මාදුරු ඔය)
The Maduru Oya is a major stream in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is approximately 135 km (84 mi) in length. Its catchment area receives approximately 3,060 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 26 percent of the water reaches the sea.
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Kumbukkan Oya (කුඹුක්කන් ඔය)
The Kumbukkan Oya is the twelfth-longest river of Sri Lanka. It is approximately 116 km (72 mi) long. It runs across two provinces and two districts. Its catchment area receives approximately 2,115 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 12 percent of the water reaches the sea.
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Mi Oya (මී ඔය)
The Mi oya is a 108 km (67 mi) long river, in North Western of Sri Lanka. It is the fifteenth-longest river in Sri Lanka. It begins in Saliyagama and flows northwest, emptying into the Indian Ocean thru Puttalam.