Rajanganaya Dam

Rajanganaya Dam
Country Sri Lanka
Location Rajanganaya
Coordinates 08°08′30″N 80°13′23″E / 8.14167°N 80.22306°E / 8.14167; 80.22306Coordinates: 08°08′30″N 80°13′23″E / 8.14167°N 80.22306°E / 8.14167; 80.22306
Purpose Irrigation
Status Operational
Operator(s) Ministry of Irrigation
Dam and spillways
Impounds Kala Oya
Length 350 m (1,150 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 100.37×10^6 m3 (3,545×10^6 cu ft)
Catchment area 76,863.60 hectares (189,934.1 acres)

The Rajanganaya Dam (also sometimes called Rajangana) is an irrigation dam built across the Kala Oya river, at Rajanganaya, bordering the North Western and North Central provinces of Sri Lanka. The main concrete dam measures approximately 350 m (1,150 ft) and creates the Rajanganaya Reservoir, which has a catchment area of 76,863.60 hectares (189,934.1 acres) and a total storage capacity of 100.37 million cubic metres (3,545×10^6 cu ft).[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Reservoirs in Sri Lanka". Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  • "Sluice gates of Deduru Oya and Rajangana opened". News.lk. Retrieved 6 December 2015.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.