Nilwala River
River in Sri Lanka
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The Nilwala is a river in Southern Province in Sri Lanka. It originates in Sinharaja Forest Reserve[1] and discharges into the sea at Matara.
The river is 72 km (45 mi)[1][2] long and has a drainage basin of 922 km2 (356 sq mi).[3]
Tributaries
- Kotapola Oya
- Urubokke Oya (Diversion)
- Hulandawa Oya
- Siyambalagoda Oya
References
- ^ a b "River Sand Mining in Southern Sri Lanka and its Effect on Environment". archive.riversymposium.com.
- ^ "Mitigating the Human-Crocodile Conflict in the Nilwala River - Environment Foundation (Guarantee) Limited". Environment Foundation (Guarantee) Limited. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
- ^ "Reservoirs of Sri Lanka and their fisheries". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
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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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<100km |
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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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Southern coast |
reservoirs
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Irrigation-only (incl. ancient tanks) |
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