Kala Oya
River
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The Kala Oya is the third longest river in Sri Lanka. The 145 km (90 mi) long river has a basin size of 2,873 km2 (1,109 sq mi),[1] and more than 400,000 rural population live by the river basin.[2]
Its catchment area receives approximately 3,169 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 5 percent of the water reaches the sea. It has a catchment area of 1,792 square kilometers.[3]
Tributaries
- Dambulu Oya
- Mirisgoni Oya
- Hawanella oya
- Moragolla Oya
- Maninda Oya
See also
References
- ^ Maria Saleth, Rathinasamy (January 2007). "Analytical Framework with Empirical Results from the Kala Oya Basin, Sri Lanka" (PDF). Researchgate.net. p. 8. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ Emerton, Lucy (2005). Values and Rewards: Counting and Capturing Ecosystem Water Services for Sustainable Development. IUCN. p. 93. ISBN 9789558177433.
- ^ "Sri Lanka: Rivers". FAO. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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Inland waters of Sri Lanka
- Sri Lankan irrigation network
- Tank cascade system
- Mahaweli Authority
- Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management
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- Abhaya Wewa
- Beira Lake
- Bolgoda Lake
- Diyawanna
- Giant's Tank
- Giritale Tank
- Iranamadu Tank
- Kala Wewa
- Kandalama Reservoir
- Kandy Lake
- Konduwattuwana Wewa
- Lake Gregory
- Minneriya Tank
- Muthuiyankaddu Kulam
- Nachchaduwa wewa
- Parakrama Samudra
- Ratgama Lake
- Sembuwatta Lake
- Sorabora Wewa
- Tissa Wewa (Anuradhapura)
- Tissa Wewa (Tissamaharama)
- Vavuni Kulam
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