Valukkai Aru
River in Northern Province, Sri Lanka
| Valukkai Aru | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Province | Northern Province |
| District | Jaffna District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Jaffna District |
| Mouth | Jaffna Lagoon |
• location | Jaffna District |
| Length | 16 km (9.9 mi) |
The Valukkai Aru is a seasonal river in Northern Province, Sri Lanka.[1] The only river on the Jaffna Peninsula, it rises near Tellippalai, before flowing south-west through Kandarodai, Sandilipay and Vaddukoddai. The river empties into Jaffna Lagoon near Araly.[2]
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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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reservoirs
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| Irrigation-only (incl. ancient tanks) |
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