Sri Lanka's rivers

There are 103 rivers and streams with most flowing from the upcountry mountains of Sri Lanka. The longest is the Mahaweli. It starts its 333 km journey near Adam’s Peak and finds its way into the Indian Ocean at Koddiyar Bay at Trincomalee. It is the only perennial river to cross the dry Zone. Sri Lanka’s perennial rivers are called Ganga,and other streams are called Oya in Sinhala or Aru in Tamil. A number of rivers have now been developed both for irrigation and power. The Victoria power project on Mahavali Ganga is one of the largest in Asia. The other power projects are Kothmale, Rantambe and Randenigala on the Mahaveli river.
Kala - Oya starts from Kalawewa Reservoir built in the 5th Century.
Other rivers which are over 100 Kms long:
Name of River Length
Mahaweli Ganga 335 km
Aruvi Aru 164 km
Kala Oya 148 km
Kelani Ganga 145 km
Yan Oya 142 km
Deduru Oya 142 km
Walawe Ganga 138 km
Maduru Oya 135 km
Maha Oya 134 km
Kalu Ganga 129 km
Kirindi Oya 117 km
Kumbukkan Oya 116 km
Menik Oya 114 km
Gin Ganga 113 km
Mi Oya 109 km
Gal Oya 108 km

Mahaweli

The Mahaweli River is a 335 km long river, ranking as the longest river in Sri Lanka. Its drainage basin is the largest in the country, and covers almost one-fifth of the total area of the island. The river reaches the Bay of Bengal on the southwestern side of Trincomalee Bay. The bay includes the first of number submarine canyons, making Trincomalee one of the finest deep-sea harbors in the world. The river and its tributaries are dammed at several locations to allow irrigation in the dry zone, Production of hydroelectricity from six dams of the Mahaweli system supplies more than 40% of Sri Lanka's electricity needs. One of the many sources of the river is the Kotmale Oya.

Kealani

The Kelani River is 145 km Long River in Sri Lanka. Ranking as the fourth longest river in the country, it stretches from the Sri Pada Mountain Range to Colombo. It covers approximately 80% of the water supply to Colombo. In addition to that, the river is used for transport, fisheries, sewage disposal, sand mining and for production of hydroelectricity. Due to these, many people depend on the river for their daily routine in life.
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Asian Photography – October 2011

Asian Photography – October 2011
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Travel + Leisure (Southeast Asia) - November 2011

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The Horton Plains

The Horton Plains are located on Sri Lanka 's highest plateau, between altitudes of 2,000 and 2, 300m. The landscape typically consists of undulating lands covered in a tropical cloud of forests or verdant montane savannah grasslands, locally known as patannahs.Visiting Horton Plains or 'Mahaeliya' as it is traditionally named is quite popular amongst locals, who mostly come to admire the views from the park's thrilling escarpments such as World's End at weekends . For this reason we recommend that you try to organise your visit during a weekday as this ensures that you will experience the Plain's isolated serenity.

The Park lies approximately 32 km south of Nuwara Eliya in the highland of the central province.
Horton Plain the surrounding forest and the adjoining peak Wilderness constitute Sri Lanka’s most important catchment area , of almost all major rivers. The plains are of outstanding senic beauty and conservation importance, containing most of the habits and endemic plants and animals representative of the country’s wet and montane zones. The western slops support the most extensive area of montage cloud forest surviving I the country.
Horton plains can be reached by any of the following routes
Via Nuwara Eliya,Ambewela,Pattipola (32 km)
Haputale or Welimada,Boralanda,Ohiya (38 km)
Nuwara Eliya,Hakgala,Rendapola,Ambewela,Pattipola (38 km)

Adventurous visitors can trek into the park along the Thalawakele-Agarapatana-Diyagama and the Belihul Oya- Narak trails.

The Annual rainfall in the region is about 2540 mm, but may exceed 5000mm on the plains. Rain occurs throughout most of the year but there is a dry season from January to March. Temperature are low with an annual mean temperature 15°C and ground forest is common during December.

Cultural Heritage
Stone tools dating back to the Prehistoric Balangoda Culture have been found in the area. The Sinhalese settle in the lowlands up to and altitude of 700m, sometimes frequenting higher altitudes to mine for gems or iron ore ,graze cattle, construct irrigation canals and fell trees for timber. Several patinas existed at the time in regions above 1800m.



Visitor Facilities
The overnight park accommodation though limited caters to deferent preferences. Ginihiriya(Anderson)bungalow with four well-appointed rooms is in an existing forest setting . in additional there is another circuit bungalow called “Mahaeliya” within the park. Two separated dormitories in groups. Several camp-sites are available for natural lovers.
Horton Plains is well recognized for its reach and unique biodiversity , its flora given to a high level (5%) of endemism , yet remains largely underexplored. Thus it is not merely a destination for nature tourists, but also for those engaged in educational and research activities.







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