
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.
Walawe River (වලවේ ගඟ)
Der Süden Sri Lankas ist reich an faszinierenden Flüssen, und der Walawe ist einer davon. Sanft fließt er durch den Udawalawe- Nationalpark und versorgt zahlreiche faszinierende Tierarten mit Wasser. Der Udawalawe- Stausee wurde Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts quer über den Walawe-Fluss angelegt, um ein Naturschutzgebiet zu schaffen. Zahlreiche Hirsch- und andere Pflanzenfresserarten suchen am Flussufer nach Nahrung. Auch die majestätischen Sri-Lanka- Elefanten halten sich häufig am Fluss auf. Auch Wasserbüffel lassen sich häufig beobachten. Dutzende farbenprächtige und bezaubernde Vogelarten runden die Schönheit des Walawe-Flusses ab. Der langsam fließende Fluss ist von verschiedenen Fischarten bewohnt und versorgt die Besucher des Udawalawe- Nationalparks mit Wasser.
Der Walawe entspringt am „Samanala“, dem Schmetterlingsberg, und ist einer der größten Flüsse im Süden der Insel. Er erstreckt sich über eine Fläche von fast 2.600 Quadratkilometern. Er hat mehrere Nebenflüsse, und die durchschnittliche jährliche Niederschlagsmenge kann je nach Ort variieren. An den Ufern des Walawe wachsen zahlreiche Pflanzenarten, darunter auch wertvolle und begehrte Bäume wie Ebenholz. All diese Attraktionen des Flusses ergeben zusammen eine malerische Naturlandschaft.
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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.