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The following table lists the features along the
Kehelgamu Oya, from its origins further upstream. Some dams hold back water, and transfer a percentage of it to hydroelectric power stations located further downstream, via tunnels.
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175:. The tributary measures 50 km (31 mi) in length, originating in the hills of the
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Downstream view of the
Kehelgamu Oya, as seen from the bridge near
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Ministry of
Irrigation and Water Resources Management
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581:Confluence of Kehelgamu Oya and Maskeliya Oya
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645:List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka
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171:) is a major upstream tributary of the
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267:Castlereigh Water Airport (IATA: NUF)
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183:. Kehelgamu Oya converges with the
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195:. The river is heavily used for
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670:"Issues of Kelani River Basin"
93: • coordinates
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761:Sri Lankan irrigation network
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179:, before passing through the
47:Physical characteristics
1623:. You can help Knowledge by
373:Wimalasurendra Power Station
339:Wimalasurendra Power Station
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695:"CEB Hydropower Generation"
650:List of rivers of Sri Lanka
633:GPX (secondary coordinates)
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177:Horton Plains National Park
81: • location
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751:Inland waters of Sri Lanka
1680:Sri Lanka geography stubs
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623:GPX (all coordinates)
203:Features on the river
181:Castlereigh Reservoir
1520:Muthuiyankaddu Kulam
1225:Valaichchenai Lagoon
1220:Vadamarachchi Lagoon
1117:Muthuiyankaddu Kulam
980:Nay Aru (Mullaitivu)
570:6.98278°N 80.45000°E
517:6.98528°N 80.45667°E
466:6.94861°N 80.50194°E
413:6.91389°N 80.52167°E
362:6.90861°N 80.52500°E
309:6.87333°N 80.56639°E
256:6.85917°N 80.58333°E
115:6.98278°N 80.45000°E
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1500:Lake Gregory
1465:Inginimitiya
1455:Giant's Tank
1360:Kukule Ganga
1313:capabilities
1215:Upaar Lagoon
1157:Vavuni Kulam
1132:Ratgama Lake
1107:Lake Gregory
1072:Giant's Tank
1062:Bolgoda Lake
1025:Valukkai Aru
1020:Theravil Aru
965:Mandekal Aru
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831:Kukule Ganga
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1400:Randenigala
1335:Castlereigh
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1030:Verugal Aru
1005:Parangi Aru
985:Netheli Aru
922:Belihul Oya
907:Menik Ganga
890:Kotmale Oya
885:Amban Ganga
860:Kirindi Oya
853:Pusweli Oya
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1664:Categories
1510:Maduru Oya
1480:Kalu Ganga
1445:Abhayavapi
1340:Deduru Oya
1325:Broadlands
1303:reservoirs
1097:Kandy Lake
1057:Beira Lake
960:Madu Ganga
870:Maduru Oya
826:Kalu Ganga
806:Deduru Oya
709:18 January
679:21 January
656:References
579: (
560:80°27′00″E
557:06°58′58″N
542:Confluence
526: (
507:80°27′24″E
504:06°59′07″N
475: (
456:80°30′07″E
453:06°56′55″N
424:Norton Dam
422: (
403:80°31′18″E
400:06°54′50″N
390:Norton Dam
371: (
352:80°31′30″E
349:06°54′31″N
318: (
299:80°33′59″E
296:06°52′24″N
265: (
246:80°35′00″E
243:06°51′33″N
106:80°27′00″E
103:06°58′58″N
1600:Yodha Ela
1535:Puhulpola
1485:Kandalama
1475:Kala Wewa
1450:Diyawanna
1415:Udawalawe
1380:Moragolla
1370:Maskeliya
1320:Bowatenna
1087:Kala Wewa
1067:Diyawanna
970:Mavil Aru
938:<100km
816:Gin Ganga
438:Waterfall
39:Sri Lanka
1570:Ulhitiya
1550:Ratkinda
1425:Victoria
1410:Samanala
1405:Rantembe
1395:Polgolla
1365:Laxapana
1301:Dams and
995:Pali Aru
895:Nanu Oya
875:Maha Oya
821:Kala Oya
675:. EDM.lk
596:See also
221:Location
189:Kalugala
86:Kalugala
35:Kalugala
1490:Kantale
1385:Nilambe
1355:Kotmale
1350:Gal Oya
1345:Dyraaba
1166:Lagoons
1010:Per Aru
929:Yan Oya
811:Gal Oya
217:Subject
169:Sinhala
1588:Canals
1390:Norton
1330:Canyon
912:Mi Oya
788:Rivers
152:Kelani
131:Length
75:
56:Source
1044:Lakes
673:(PDF)
167:from
71:Mouth
16:River
1621:stub
796:≥100
711:2014
681:2014
214:Type
159:The
618:KML
490:Dam
386:Dam
281:Dam
187:at
1666::
798:km
697:.
37:,
1652:e
1645:t
1638:v
1627:.
744:e
737:t
730:v
713:.
683:.
583:)
530:)
479:)
426:)
375:)
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