Mahaweli River

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The Mahaweli River is the longest river in Sri Lanka, playing a crucial role in the country’s irrigation, agriculture, and hydroelectric power generation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
alsoKnownAs Mahaweli Ganga
basinCountry Sri Lanka
continent Asia
country Sri Lanka
drainageBasin Mahaweli River Basin
linked to: Mahaweli River
emptiesInto Trincomalee Bay
linked to: Trincomalee
flowsDirection generally north and northeast
flowsThrough Kandy District
Matale District
Polonnaruwa District
linked to: Polonnaruwa

Trincomalee District
hasDam Kotmale Dam
Polgolla Dam
Randenigala Dam
Rantembe Dam
Victoria Dam
hasTributary Amban Ganga
Hulu Ganga
Kotmale Oya
Loggal Oya
Maduru Oya
Ulhitiya Oya
importance largest river basin in Sri Lanka
languageOfName Sinhala
length approximately 335 km
locatedIn Sri Lanka
longestRiverIn Sri Lanka
majorHydropowerPlant Kotmale Hydroelectric Power Station
Randenigala Hydroelectric Power Station
linked to: Randenigala Dam

Rantembe Hydroelectric Power Station
Victoria Hydroelectric Power Station
mouth Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
nameMeaning Great Sandy River
partOfProject Mahaweli Development Programme
region Central Province of Sri Lanka
Eastern Province of Sri Lanka
North Central Province of Sri Lanka
role hydroelectric power generation
major irrigation source
supports agriculture
sourceRegion Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan central highlands
supports rice cultivation
settlement in dry zone of Sri Lanka
usedFor agriculture
hydroelectricity
irrigation

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Sri Lanka hasRiver Mahaweli River
Kandy locatedOnRiver Mahaweli River
Mahaweli River drainageBasin Mahaweli River Basin
linked to: Mahaweli River
Nuwara Eliya hasRiverSourceNearby Mahaweli River
Gampaha District borderedBy Mahaweli River
Nawalapitiya hasRiver Mahaweli River
Gampola locatedOnRiver Mahaweli River
Victoria Reservoir locatedOnRiver Mahaweli River
Victoria Reservoir watercourse Mahaweli River
Victoria Reservoir locatedInValley Mahaweli River valley
linked to: Mahaweli River
Victoria Reservoir waterSource Mahaweli River
Victoria Dam crosses Mahaweli River
Victoria Dam riverBasin Mahaweli River Basin
linked to: Mahaweli River
Randenigala Dam locatedOnRiver Mahaweli River
Randenigala Dam locatedInRiverSystem Mahaweli River basin
linked to: Mahaweli River
Mahaweli Development Programme locatedIn Mahaweli River Basin
linked to: Mahaweli River
Mahaweli Development Programme basin Mahaweli River
Kotmale Oya tributaryOf Mahaweli River
Kotmale Oya mouth Mahaweli River
Kotmale Oya partOf Mahaweli River basin
linked to: Mahaweli River
Kotmale Oya riverSystem Mahaweli River system
linked to: Mahaweli River
Loggal Oya partOf Mahaweli River basin
linked to: Mahaweli River
Loggal Oya riverSystem Mahaweli River system
linked to: Mahaweli River
Ulhitiya Oya partOf Mahaweli River basin
linked to: Mahaweli River
Ulhitiya Oya hydrologicalSystem Mahaweli River system
linked to: Mahaweli River
Ulhitiya Oya tributaryOf Mahaweli River
Polgolla Dam watercourse Mahaweli River
Rantembe Dam locatedOnRiver Mahaweli River
Rantembe Dam crosses Mahaweli River
Rantembe Dam watercourse Mahaweli River
Mahaweli Ganga alsoKnownAs Mahaweli River
Hulu Ganga belongsToHydrologicalSystem Mahaweli Ganga river system
linked to: Mahaweli River
Amban Ganga watercourseSystem Mahaweli river system
linked to: Mahaweli River
Great Sandy River refersTo Mahaweli River
Kandy river Mahaweli River
subject linked to: Kandy (inferred, not certain)
Mahiyanganaya area nearbyRiver Mahaweli River