Kalu Ganga

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Kalu Ganga is a major river in southwestern Sri Lanka known for flowing through the Sabaragamuwa region before reaching the Indian Ocean near Kalutara.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Kalu Ganga canonical 8
Kalu Ganga (Matale) 1
Kalu Ganga basin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedCity Kalutara
Ratnapura
basinCountry Sri Lanka
belongsTo Indian Ocean drainage basin
country Sri Lanka
dischargesInto Indian Ocean at Kalutara
linked to: Sri Lankan coast
drainageBasin Kalu Ganga basin
linked to: Kalu Ganga
ecosystemType tropical river ecosystem
emptiesNear Kalutara
flowsDirection generally westward
flowsInto Indian Ocean
flowsThrough Ratnapura District
linked to: Ratnapura

Sabaragamuwa Province
hasBridge Kalutara Bridge
hasEstuary Kalu Ganga estuary at Kalutara
hasTributary Hangamu Ganga
linked to: Kuda Ganga

Kuda Ganga
We Ganga
importance major river of southwestern Sri Lanka
knownFor flooding during monsoon season
languageOfName Sinhala
locatedIn Southwestern Sri Lanka
locatedOnContinent Asia
mouthCountry Sri Lanka
mouthLocatedAt Kalutara
nameMeaning Black River
nearbyLandmark Kalutara Bodhiya
partOf Sri Lankan river system
passesThrough Kalutara District
Ratnapura
region Sabaragamuwa
Western Province of Sri Lanka
sourceRegion Adam's Peak region
linked to: Adam's Peak

Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
subjectTo seasonal monsoon rains
supports paddy cultivation in its floodplain
tourismActivity river cruises (locally)
usedFor inland fisheries
irrigation
sand mining
transport (locally)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sabaragamuwa Province hasRiver Kalu Ganga
Ratnapura locatedOnRiver Kalu Ganga
Kalutara traversedBy Kalu Ganga
Kalutara hasMouthOf Kalu Ganga
Sabaragamuwa hasRiver Kalu Ganga
Matale District hasRiver Kalu Ganga (Matale)
linked to: Kalu Ganga
Kalu Ganga drainageBasin Kalu Ganga basin
linked to: Kalu Ganga
Kalu River alsoKnownAs Kalu Ganga
Kalutara District traversedBy Kalu Ganga