Victoria Reservoir
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Victoria Reservoir is a major hydroelectric and irrigation reservoir in central Sri Lanka, created by the Victoria Dam on the Mahaweli River.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric reservoir
ⓘ
irrigation reservoir ⓘ reservoir ⓘ |
| affectsDistrict |
Kandy District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matale District NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuwara Eliya District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Victoria Power Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartOfDam | 1978 ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| createdByProject | Mahaweli Ganga Development Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damCompletion | 1984 ⓘ |
| environmentalSetting | hill country of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| formedBy | Victoria Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCatchmentArea | Mahaweli River catchment ⓘ |
| hasDamType | arch dam ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
intake tunnels
ⓘ
powerhouse ⓘ spillway gates ⓘ |
| hasManagementAuthority | Ministry of Power and Energy of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryUse | electricity generation ⓘ |
| hasSecondaryUse | agricultural irrigation ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| impact |
resettlement of local communities
ⓘ
submergence of upstream villages ⓘ |
| isMajorComponentOf | Sri Lanka national grid hydropower system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Central Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Mahaweli River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Mahaweli River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Kandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teldeniya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| operator | Ceylon Electricity Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahaweli Development Programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSystemWith |
Randenigala Reservoir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rantembe Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
| region | central Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
inland navigation ⓘ |
| usedFor | Victoria Hydropower Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| watercourse | Mahaweli River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterSource | Mahaweli River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterUsedFor | downstream irrigation schemes ⓘ |
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