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.
河川
スリランカの川は中央高地に源を発しています。そこから彼らは平原に下り、海に注ぎます。川は通常、上流部では航行できず、高度に侵食された通路を激しく乱流して下の平原まで流れます。多くの川が切り立った崖の上を流れ落ち、壮観な滝を形成します。下流では、川は氾濫原やデルタ地帯をゆっくりと蛇行します。
スリランカ最長の川であるマハウェリ川は、全長約 330 km (約 205 マイル) を流れます。中央高地を北東方向に流れ、東海岸のトリンコマリー港近くでベンガル湾に注ぎます。この国で 2 番目に長い川はアラヴィ アル川で、中央高原からマナール湾まで北西方向に約 220 km (約 135 マイル) を流れています。
スリランカには自然の湖がありません。マハウェリ川や他の川のダムによって大きな貯水池が作られました。さらに、北中央平野にはタンクと呼ばれる一連の小さな貯水池が点在し、乾季に水を蓄えます。タンクの中には 2,000 年も前に建設されたものもあります。
スリランカの大部分は乾燥しており、常設されている川は数本しかありません。しかし、南西部地域の「湿潤地帯」は、島の中央部の高山に源を発する多数の川によって特徴付けられます。これらの多様な河川流域は、水生植物、二枚貝、魚類の固有個体群を支えています。
スリランカの既知の淡水種には、90 種の魚(26 種が固有種)と 21 種のカニが含まれていますが、進行中の研究では、未記載の種の数が潜在的に非常に多いことが示唆されています。
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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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Malwathu Oya (මල්වතු ඔය)
It currently ranks as the second longest river in the country, with a great historic significance. The northern part of the river, and sometimes the whole river, was once been known as Aruvi Aru.
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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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Walawe River (වලවේ ගඟ)
Initiating from the "Samanala" or Butterfly Mountain, the Walawe River is one of the major rivers of the southern portion of the island and it covers an area of nearly 1,000 square miles.
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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.