Rajanganaya Dam

Rajanganaya Dam
Country	Sri Lanka
Location	Rajanganaya
Coordinates	08°08′30″N 80°13′23″E / 8.14167°N 80.22306°E / 8.14167; 80.22306
Purpose	Irrigation
Status	Operational
Operator(s)	Ministry of Irrigation
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Kala Oya
Length	350 m (1,150 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	100.37×10^6 m3 (3,545×10^6 cu ft)
Catchment area	76,863.60 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.

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