Rajanganaya Dam

08°08′30″N 80°13′23″E / 8.14167°N 80.22306°E / 8.14167; 80.22306PurposeIrrigationStatusOperationalOperator(s)Ministry of IrrigationDam and spillwaysImpoundsKala OyaLength350 m (1,150 ft)ReservoirTotal capacity100.37×10^⁶ m³ (3,545×10^⁶ cu ft)Catchment area76,863.60 hectares (189,934.1 acres)

The Rajanganaya Dam (sometimes called Rajangana) is an irrigation dam built across the Kala Oya river, at Rajanganaya, bordering the North Western and North Central provinces of Sri Lanka. The main concrete dam measures approximately 350 m (1,150 ft) and creates the Rajanganaya Reservoir, which has a catchment area of 76,863.60 hectares (189,934.1 acres) and a total storage capacity of 100.37 million cubic metres (3,545×10^⁶ cu ft).^[1]

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka

References

External links

• "Sluice gates of Deduru Oya and Rajangana opened". News.lk. Retrieved 6 December 2015.