Mahaweli Ganga
E581353
Mahaweli Ganga is the longest river in Sri Lanka, playing a crucial role in the country’s irrigation, agriculture, and hydroelectric power generation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mahaweli Ganga canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mahaweli River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| drainageBasinArea | over 10,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| flowsInto |
Bay of Bengal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Central Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Province NERFINISHED ⓘ North Central Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Uva Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Kotmale Dam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polgolla Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Randenigala Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Rantembe Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReservoir |
Kotmale Reservoir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Randenigala Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Rantembe Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Reservoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Amban Ganga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hulu Ganga NERFINISHED ⓘ Kotmale Oya NERFINISHED ⓘ Loggal Oya NERFINISHED ⓘ Uma Oya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance |
key component of Sri Lanka’s hydroelectric power system
ⓘ
major source of irrigation water for dry zone agriculture in Sri Lanka ⓘ supports rice cultivation in Sri Lanka’s dry zone ⓘ |
| isLongestRiverOf | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sinhala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 335 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCityNearMouth | Trincomalee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCityOnRiver |
Kandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polonnaruwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Bay of Bengal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ near Trincomalee ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Great Sandy River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mahaweli Development Scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sri Pada massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture
ⓘ
drinking water supply ⓘ fisheries ⓘ hydroelectric power generation ⓘ inland navigation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
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