Maha Oya
Major stream in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka
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The Maha Oya (Sinhala: මහ ඔය, lit. 'Great River') is a major watercourse in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It measures approximately 134 km (83 mi) in length.[1] It runs across four provinces and five districts. The Maha Oya has 14 water supply networks to serve the need of water and more than 1 million people live by the river.[2]
Its catchment area receives approximately 3,644 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 34 percent of the water reaches the sea. It has a catchment area of 1,510 square kilometres.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Yassin Mohammed, Essam (2013). Economic Incentives for Marine and Coastal Conservation: Prospects, Challenges and Policy Implications. Routledge. p. 296. ISBN 978-1-135-00663-1.
- ^ "Maha Oya Sand Mining To Affect Millions". Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Sri Lanka: Rivers". FAO. Retrieved 12 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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