Rajanganaya Dam
Dam in Rajanganaya
08°08′30″N 80°13′23″E / 8.14167°N 80.22306°E / 8.14167; 80.22306The Rajanganaya Dam (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
- ^ "Reservoirs in Sri Lanka". Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
External links
- "Sluice gates of Deduru Oya and Rajangana opened". News.lk. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
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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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reservoirs
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