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The Gal Oya project resulted in the formation of the 100,000 acre Gal Oya basin. This basin has since been used for cultivating paddy, chillies, sugarcane and potatoes. The
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in the vicinity has a wide variety of wildlife including bears, leopards and elephants.
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Morphometric
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and flows northeast, emptying into the Indian Ocean south of
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is a 108 km (67 mi) long river, in southeast
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311:Encyclopædia Britannica – Gal Oya River
257:"The Gal Oya Legacy – Past and Present"
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259:. The Pearl, Lanka. Archived from
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203:first ethnic riots in Sri Lanka
115: • coordinates
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397:Sri Lankan irrigation network
59:Physical characteristics
81:1,524 m (5,000 ft)
77: • elevation
222:List of rivers in Sri Lanka
103: • location
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1201:Tissa Wewa (Tissamaharama)
788:Tissa Wewa (Tissamaharama)
387:Inland waters of Sri Lanka
1196:Tissa Wewa (Anuradhapura)
923:Malala-Ambilikala Lagoons
783:Tissa Wewa (Anuradhapura)
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314:. Encyclopædia Britannica
170:. It is the 16th longest
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156:108 km (67 mi)
189:. The dam created the
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636:Pallavarayankaddu Aru
232:Gal Oya National Park
210:Gal Oya National Park
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861:Valaichchenai Lagoon
856:Vadamarachchi Lagoon
753:Muthuiyankaddu Kulam
616:Nay Aru (Mullaitivu)
137:7.30028°N 81.86500°E
1257:Rivers of Sri Lanka
1131:Konduwattuwana Wewa
826:Chundikkulam Lagoon
738:Konduwattuwana Wewa
728:Kandalama Reservoir
402:Tank cascade system
133: /
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409:Mahaweli Authority
333:Fernando, Srimal.
263:on 31 October 2016
191:Senanayake Samudra
18:River in Sri Lanka
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1181:Rambakan Oya
1136:Lake Gregory
1101:Inginimitiya
1091:Giant's Tank
996:Kukule Ganga
949:capabilities
851:Upaar Lagoon
793:Vavuni Kulam
768:Ratgama Lake
743:Lake Gregory
708:Giant's Tank
698:Bolgoda Lake
661:Valukkai Aru
656:Theravil Aru
601:Mandekal Aru
553:Walawe River
516:Malwathu Oya
474:Kelani River
467:Kukule Ganga
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343:. Retrieved
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261:the original
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96:Indian Ocean
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1176:Rajanganaya
1036:Randenigala
971:Castlereigh
688:Abhaya Wewa
666:Verugal Aru
641:Parangi Aru
621:Netheli Aru
558:Belihul Oya
543:Menik Ganga
526:Kotmale Oya
521:Amban Ganga
496:Kirindi Oya
489:Pusweli Oya
227:Gal Oya Dam
140: /
36:Gal Oya Dam
1146:Maduru Oya
1116:Kalu Ganga
1081:Abhayavapi
976:Deduru Oya
961:Broadlands
939:reservoirs
733:Kandy Lake
693:Beira Lake
596:Madu Ganga
506:Maduru Oya
462:Kalu Ganga
442:Deduru Oya
341:. Blogspot
243:References
128:81°51′54″E
125:07°18′01″N
38:in Gal Oya
1236:Yodha Ela
1171:Puhulpola
1121:Kandalama
1111:Kala Wewa
1086:Diyawanna
1051:Udawalawe
1016:Moragolla
1006:Maskeliya
956:Bowatenna
723:Kala Wewa
703:Diyawanna
606:Mavil Aru
574:<100km
452:Gin Ganga
168:Sri Lanka
53:Sri Lanka
1251:Category
1206:Ulhitiya
1186:Ratkinda
1061:Victoria
1046:Samanala
1041:Rantembe
1031:Polgolla
1001:Laxapana
937:Dams and
631:Pali Aru
531:Nanu Oya
511:Maha Oya
457:Kala Oya
345:5 August
318:5 August
294:5 August
267:5 August
216:See also
180:Kalmunai
44:Location
1126:Kantale
1021:Nilambe
991:Kotmale
986:Gal Oya
981:Dyraaba
802:Lagoons
646:Per Aru
565:Yan Oya
447:Gal Oya
176:Badulla
164:Gal Oya
49:Country
1224:Canals
1026:Norton
966:Canyon
548:Mi Oya
424:Rivers
195:Tamils
153:Length
108:Oluvil
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68:Source
680:Lakes
289:(PDF)
172:river
91:Mouth
432:≥100
347:2015
320:2015
296:2015
269:2015
197:and
162:The
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