Kukule Ganga
River in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
| Kukule Ganga Kukule River | |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Sabaragamuwa Province |
The Kukule Ganga is a river in Sabaragamuwa Province in southwestern Sri Lanka. The Kukule Ganga Dam and reservoir lie along the river.[1] The Kukule Ganga Dam has been built to generate electricity by using this river and has a basin area of 31,000 ha (120 sq mi), an annual average rainfall of 3,800 mm (150 in) and annual water yield of 976,000 ha/m (735,000 acre/ft).[2]
References
- ^ Meier, Peter; Munasinghe, Mohan (1994). Incorporating Environmental Concerns Into Power Sector Decisionmaking: A Case Study of Sri Lanka. World Bank Publications. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-8213-2746-3.
- ^ "Kukule Ganga Dam, Ceylon Electricity Board, Sri Lanka - Water Technology". www.water-technology.net. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
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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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| Irrigation-only (incl. ancient tanks) |
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