33:
190:
The following table lists the major features along the
Maskeliya Oya, from its origins further upstream. Some dams hold back water, and transfer a percentage of it to hydroelectric power stations located further downstream, via tunnels.
972:
937:
791:
585:
534:
687:
381:
1845:
1495:
930:
839:
275:
738:
483:
222:
328:
636:
432:
923:
1874:
1838:
101:
889:
955:
1864:
1831:
203:
1694:
1301:
982:
844:
1759:
1729:
1539:
1346:
1238:
1869:
1754:
1481:
1341:
159:
59:
1619:
893:
1524:
527:
425:
1194:
1699:
1714:
1419:
1414:
1311:
1174:
215:
1689:
1679:
1384:
1296:
1286:
960:
1764:
1744:
967:
864:
1724:
1614:
1569:
1404:
1374:
1321:
1815:
1739:
1719:
1659:
1589:
1554:
1316:
1169:
1149:
179:
151:
1734:
1594:
1529:
1455:
1450:
1389:
1331:
1209:
1144:
1649:
1266:
32:
1789:
1709:
1704:
1674:
1664:
1644:
1534:
1519:
1471:
1445:
1394:
1306:
1276:
1261:
1096:
731:
476:
1858:
1749:
1654:
1609:
1574:
1564:
1514:
1476:
1440:
1435:
1399:
1379:
1336:
1271:
1184:
1139:
1059:
1037:
374:
369:
321:
268:
167:
163:
1769:
1604:
1599:
1559:
1409:
1351:
1326:
1256:
1219:
1214:
1159:
1111:
1074:
1032:
1025:
784:
680:
629:
175:
155:
75:
38:
897:
1684:
1579:
1549:
1544:
1246:
1224:
1199:
1179:
1116:
1101:
1084:
1079:
1054:
1047:
779:
70:
1639:
1584:
1291:
1251:
1154:
1064:
1020:
1000:
578:
915:
807:
793:
754:
740:
703:
689:
652:
638:
601:
587:
550:
536:
499:
485:
448:
434:
397:
383:
344:
330:
291:
277:
238:
224:
158:. This 40 km (25 mi) long tributary originates in the hills of the
116:
103:
1794:
1669:
1281:
1164:
1010:
992:
263:
210:
1189:
1089:
1069:
1015:
171:
87:
1204:
1123:
1005:
1106:
919:
316:
37:
Downstream view of the
Maskeliya Oya, as seen from near the
1819:
973:
Ministry of
Irrigation and Water Resources Management
1782:
1628:
1505:
1494:
1464:
1428:
1367:
1360:
1237:
1132:
990:
981:
132:
93:
81:
69:
55:
46:
21:
1814:This article related to a river in Sri Lanka is a
1839:
931:
819:Confluence of Kehelgamu Oya and Maskeliya Oya
8:
174:, forming the 100 km (62 mi) long
1846:
1832:
1502:
1364:
987:
938:
924:
916:
840:List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka
613:Old Laxapana Hydroelectric Power Station
579:Old Laxapana Hydroelectric Power Station
562:New Laxapana Hydroelectric Power Station
528:New Laxapana Hydroelectric Power Station
193:
856:
166:. The Maskeliya Oya converges with the
154:) is a major upstream tributary of the
18:
715:Polpitiya Hydroelectric Power Station
681:Polpitiya Hydroelectric Power Station
39:Polpitiya Hydroelectric Power Station
7:
1811:
1809:
1818:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
409:Canyon Hydroelectric Power Station
375:Canyon Hydroelectric Power Station
14:
178:. The river is heavily used for
31:
865:"Issues of Kelani River Basin"
95: • coordinates
1:
956:Sri Lankan irrigation network
162:, before passing through the
47:Physical characteristics
890:"CEB Hydropower Generation"
845:List of rivers of Sri Lanka
83: • location
1891:
1808:
1760:Tissa Wewa (Tissamaharama)
1347:Tissa Wewa (Tissamaharama)
946:Inland waters of Sri Lanka
1875:Sri Lanka geography stubs
1755:Tissa Wewa (Anuradhapura)
1482:Malala-Ambilikala Lagoons
1342:Tissa Wewa (Anuradhapura)
951:
160:Peak Wilderness Sanctuary
65:
60:Peak Wilderness Sanctuary
51:
30:
894:Ceylon Electricity Board
136:40 km (25 mi)
1632:(incl. ancient tanks)
1195:Pallavarayankaddu Aru
186:Features on the river
1715:Muthuiyankaddu Kulam
1420:Valaichchenai Lagoon
1415:Vadamarachchi Lagoon
1312:Muthuiyankaddu Kulam
1175:Nay Aru (Mullaitivu)
808:6.98278°N 80.45000°E
755:6.97861°N 80.45444°E
704:6.97778°N 80.45667°E
653:6.91889°N 80.48944°E
602:6.91861°N 80.49167°E
551:6.91806°N 80.49194°E
500:6.89917°N 80.50083°E
449:6.87167°N 80.52611°E
398:6.86917°N 80.52778°E
345:6.84361°N 80.54889°E
292:6.82972°N 80.56111°E
239:6.77222°N 80.62222°E
117:6.98278°N 80.45000°E
1865:Rivers of Sri Lanka
1690:Konduwattuwana Wewa
1385:Chundikkulam Lagoon
1297:Konduwattuwana Wewa
1287:Kandalama Reservoir
961:Tank cascade system
803: /
750: /
699: /
648: /
597: /
546: /
495: /
444: /
393: /
340: /
303:Maskeliya Reservoir
287: /
269:Maskeliya Reservoir
234: /
164:Maskeliya Reservoir
113: /
1506:With hydroelectric
968:Mahaweli Authority
900:on 18 January 2014
182:power generation.
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1725:Parakrama Samudra
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1489:
1405:Ullackalie Lagoon
1375:Batticaloa Lagoon
1322:Parakrama Samudra
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830:
813:6.98278; 80.45000
760:6.97861; 80.45444
709:6.97778; 80.45667
658:6.91889; 80.48944
607:6.91861; 80.49167
556:6.91806; 80.49194
505:6.89917; 80.50083
454:6.87167; 80.52611
403:6.86917; 80.52778
350:6.84361; 80.54889
297:6.82972; 80.56111
244:6.77222; 80.62222
146:(translated into
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139:
122:6.98278; 80.45000
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1870:Asia river stubs
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1834:
1810:
1720:Nachchaduwa wewa
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1503:
1365:
1317:Nachchaduwa wewa
1170:Nay Aru (Mannar)
1150:Kodalikkallu Aru
988:
940:
933:
926:
917:
910:
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905:
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869:
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748:
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194:
128:
127:
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35:
19:
1890:
1889:
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1884:
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1879:
1855:
1854:
1853:
1852:
1806:
1804:
1799:
1774:
1631:
1630:
1629:Irrigation-only
1624:
1507:
1497:
1486:
1460:
1456:Uppu Aru Lagoon
1451:Puttalam Lagoon
1424:
1390:Kokkilai Lagoon
1356:
1332:Sembuwatta Lake
1229:
1210:Piramenthal Aru
1145:Kanakarayan Aru
1128:
977:
947:
944:
914:
913:
903:
901:
888:
887:
883:
873:
871:
867:
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853:
836:
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789:
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749:
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741:
739:
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736:
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663:
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634:
612:
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584:
583:
561:
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510:
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148:Maskeliya River
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42:
26:
25:Maskeliya River
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17:
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11:
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1790:Hamilton Canal
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1710:Minneriya Tank
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1702:
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1665:Iranamadu Tank
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1485:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1472:Koggala Lagoon
1468:
1466:
1465:Southern coast
1462:
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1458:
1453:
1448:
1446:Negombo Lagoon
1443:
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1422:
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1402:
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1395:Nai Aru Lagoon
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1387:
1382:
1377:
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1314:
1309:
1307:Minneriya Tank
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1289:
1284:
1279:
1277:Iranamadu Tank
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1097:Mahaweli Ganga
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829:
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766:Broadlands Dam
734:
732:Broadlands Dam
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511:Laxapana Falls
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477:Laxapana Falls
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216:Fairlawn Falls
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1750:Sorabora Wewa
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1700:Lunugamwehera
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1678:
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1655:Giritale Tank
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1621:
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1616:
1615:Upper Kotmale
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1570:Moragahakanda
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1512:
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1504:
1501:
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1493:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1477:Rekawa Lagoon
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1470:
1469:
1467:
1463:
1457:
1454:
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1447:
1444:
1442:
1441:Mundal Lagoon
1439:
1437:
1436:Jaffna Lagoon
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1433:
1431:
1429:Western coast
1427:
1421:
1418:
1416:
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1406:
1403:
1401:
1400:Nanthi Lagoon
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1396:
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1386:
1383:
1381:
1380:Chalai Lagoon
1378:
1376:
1373:
1372:
1370:
1368:Eastern coast
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1363:
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1337:Sorabora Wewa
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1298:
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1272:Giritale Tank
1270:
1268:
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1263:
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1211:
1208:
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1203:
1201:
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1191:
1188:
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1185:Nilwala River
1183:
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1178:
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1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
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1141:
1140:Akkarayan Aru
1138:
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1066:
1063:
1061:
1060:Kumbukkan Oya
1058:
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1053:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1043:Maskeliya Oya
1041:
1039:
1038:Kehelgamu Oya
1036:
1035:
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1031:
1027:
1024:
1023:
1022:
1019:
1017:
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1740:Rambakan Oya
1695:Lake Gregory
1660:Inginimitiya
1650:Giant's Tank
1555:Kukule Ganga
1508:capabilities
1410:Upaar Lagoon
1352:Vavuni Kulam
1327:Ratgama Lake
1302:Lake Gregory
1267:Giant's Tank
1257:Bolgoda Lake
1220:Valukkai Aru
1215:Theravil Aru
1160:Mandekal Aru
1112:Walawe River
1075:Malwathu Oya
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1026:Kukule Ganga
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785:Kelani River
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156:Kelani River
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1735:Rajanganaya
1595:Randenigala
1530:Castlereigh
1247:Abhaya Wewa
1225:Verugal Aru
1200:Parangi Aru
1180:Netheli Aru
1117:Belihul Oya
1102:Menik Ganga
1085:Kotmale Oya
1080:Amban Ganga
1055:Kirindi Oya
1048:Pusweli Oya
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1859:Categories
1705:Maduru Oya
1675:Kalu Ganga
1640:Abhayavapi
1535:Deduru Oya
1520:Broadlands
1498:reservoirs
1292:Kandy Lake
1252:Beira Lake
1155:Madu Ganga
1065:Maduru Oya
1021:Kalu Ganga
1001:Deduru Oya
904:18 January
874:21 January
851:References
817: (
798:80°27′00″E
795:06°58′58″N
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1730:Puhulpola
1680:Kandalama
1670:Kala Wewa
1645:Diyawanna
1610:Udawalawe
1575:Moragolla
1565:Maskeliya
1515:Bowatenna
1282:Kala Wewa
1262:Diyawanna
1165:Mavil Aru
1133:<100km
1011:Gin Ganga
473:Waterfall
264:Reservoir
211:Waterfall
1765:Ulhitiya
1745:Ratkinda
1620:Victoria
1605:Samanala
1600:Rantembe
1590:Polgolla
1560:Laxapana
1496:Dams and
1190:Pali Aru
1090:Nanu Oya
1070:Maha Oya
1016:Kala Oya
870:. EDM.lk
834:See also
204:Location
172:Kalugala
88:Kalugala
1685:Kantale
1580:Nilambe
1550:Kotmale
1545:Gal Oya
1540:Dyraaba
1361:Lagoons
1205:Per Aru
1124:Yan Oya
1006:Gal Oya
200:Subject
152:Sinhala
1783:Canals
1585:Norton
1525:Canyon
1107:Mi Oya
983:Rivers
133:Length
56:Source
1239:Lakes
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