Kalu River
E565294
The Kalu River is one of Sri Lanka’s major rivers, flowing southwest from the island’s central highlands to the Indian Ocean and playing a key role in regional agriculture, ecology, and flood control.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kalu River canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kalu Ganga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | gem mining areas around Ratnapura ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinSize | approximately 2766 km² ⓘ |
| climateZone | humid tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| dischargesInto | Indian Ocean at Kalutara ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | wet zone of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | tropical wet-zone river ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Kalutara District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ratnapura District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBridge | Kalutara Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEstuary | Kalu River estuary at Kalutara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFloodPlain | Kalutara floodplain ⓘ |
| importance |
key role in regional agriculture
ⓘ
key role in regional ecology ⓘ key role in regional flood control ⓘ major source of freshwater for southwestern Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| knownFor |
frequent flooding in lower basin
ⓘ
high rainfall catchment ⓘ |
| language | Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 129 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southwestern Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| majorCityOnRiver |
Kalutara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ratnapura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managementConcern |
flood management
ⓘ
river basin management planning ⓘ |
| mouth | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Kalutara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Black River in Sinhala ⓘ |
| passesNear | Sri Pada (Adam's Peak) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Sabaragamuwa Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
Adam's Peak massif
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threat |
pollution from urban and agricultural runoff
ⓘ
riverbank erosion ⓘ sand mining impacts ⓘ |
| tributary |
Hangamu Ganga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuda Ganga NERFINISHED ⓘ We Ganga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydropower potential
ⓘ
inland fisheries ⓘ irrigation ⓘ sand mining ⓘ transport on some stretches ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.