Kala Oya

Kala Oya
Kala Oya
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Dambulla
Mouth	Palk Strait
• location	Wilpattu
• coordinates	08°17′41″N 79°50′23″E / 8.29472°N 79.83972°E
• elevation	Sea level
Length	148 km (92 mi)
Basin size	2,873 km2 (1,109 sq mi)

The Kala Oya is the third longest river in Sri Lanka. The 145 km (90 mi) long river has a basin size of 2,873 km² (1,109 sq mi),^[1] and more than 400,000 rural population live by the river basin.^[2]

Its catchment area receives approximately 3,169 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 5 percent of the water reaches the sea. It has a catchment area of 1,792 square kilometers.^[3]

Tributaries

Dambulu Oya
Mirisgoni Oya
Hawanella oya
Moragolla Oya
Maninda Oya

References

^ Maria Saleth, Rathinasamy (January 2007). "Analytical Framework with Empirical Results from the Kala Oya Basin, Sri Lanka" (PDF). Researchgate.net. p. 8. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
^ Emerton, Lucy (2005). Values and Rewards: Counting and Capturing Ecosystem Water Services for Sustainable Development. IUCN. p. 93. ISBN 9789558177433.
^ "Sri Lanka: Rivers". FAO. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

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[1] Maria Saleth, Rathinasamy (January 2007). "Analytical Framework with Empirical Results from the Kala Oya Basin, Sri Lanka" (PDF). Researchgate.net. p. 8. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

[2] Emerton, Lucy (2005). Values and Rewards: Counting and Capturing Ecosystem Water Services for Sustainable Development. IUCN. p. 93. ISBN 9789558177433.

[3] "Sri Lanka: Rivers". FAO. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

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Kala Oya

Tributaries

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