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84:Coordinates
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1048:Maduru Oya
1018:Kalu Ganga
983:Abhayavapi
878:Deduru Oya
863:Broadlands
841:reservoirs
635:Kandy Lake
595:Beira Lake
498:Madu Ganga
408:Maduru Oya
364:Kalu Ganga
344:Deduru Oya
214:1 November
192:References
167:Tissa Wewa
61:Tissa Wewa
25:Tissa Wewa
1138:Yodha Ela
1073:Puhulpola
1023:Kandalama
1013:Kala Wewa
988:Diyawanna
953:Udawalawe
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908:Maskeliya
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625:Kala Wewa
605:Diyawanna
508:Mavil Aru
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354:Gin Ganga
140:Sri Lanka
128:Reservoir
97:80°22.8′E
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1088:Ratkinda
963:Victoria
948:Samanala
943:Rantembe
933:Polgolla
903:Laxapana
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433:Nanu Oya
413:Maha Oya
359:Kala Oya
94:8°20.1′N
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888:Gal Oya
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349:Gal Oya
1126:Canals
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868:Canyon
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326:Rivers
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