Rivers
Das reiche Flussnetz Sri Lankas macht die Insel zu jeder Jahreszeit zu einer Oase, die den paradiesischen Garten mit seinem herrlichen Erbe auf natürliche Weise bewässert. Die höchste Konzentration an Flüssen und Seen findet sich im Südwesten des Landes, was es möglicherweise zum fruchtbarsten Gebiet Sri Lankas macht.
Mahaweli-Fluss
Der Mahaweli ist mit 335 km der längste Fluss Sri Lankas . Sein Einzugsgebiet ist 10.448 km² groß und damit das größte des Landes. Es bedeckt fast ein Fünftel der Gesamtfläche der Insel. Der Mahaweli Ganga entspringt in Polwathura (in der Gegend von Mahawila), einem abgelegenen Dorf im Distrikt Nuwara-Eliya am Ufer des Nawalapitiya im Distrikt Kandy, wo er mit Hatton Oya und Kotmale Oya zusammenfließt. Der Fluss erreicht den Golf von Bengalen an der südwestlichen Seite der Bucht von Trincomalee . In der Bucht befindet sich der erste einer Reihe von Unterwassercanyons, die Trincomalee zu einem der schönsten Tiefseehäfen der Welt machen.
Im Rahmen des Mahaweli-Entwicklungsprogramms werden der Fluss und seine Nebenflüsse an mehreren Stellen gestaut, um die Bewässerung der Trockenzone zu ermöglichen. Fast 1.000 km² Land werden bewässert. Die Stromerzeugung aus Wasserkraft aus sechs Staudämmen des Mahaweli-Systems deckt mehr als 40 % des Strombedarfs Sri Lankas. Eine der vielen Quellen des Flusses ist der Kotmale Oya.
In Sri Lanka herrscht die falsche Vorstellung, dass der Mahaweli im Berg Sri Pada entspringt. Tatsächlich bezieht der Mahaweli sein Quellwasser aus den Horton Plains in Kirigalpoththa und der Thotupola-Bergkette .
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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)Um diese alten Bewässerungssysteme (Wasserspeicher) herum wurden die Wirtschaft und die menschlichen Siedlungen der frühen srilankischen Gesellschaft in einer „hydraulischen Zivilisation“ organisiert.
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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.