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The '''Maha Oya''' is a major watercourse in the [[Sabaragamuwa Province]] of [[Sri Lanka]]. It measures approximately {{Convert|134|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} in length.<ref>{{cite book | title=Economic Incentives for Marine and Coastal Conservation: Prospects, Challenges and Policy Implications | publisher=Routledge | author=Yassin Mohammed, Essam | year=2013 | pages=296 | isbn=978-1-135-00663-1}}</ref> It runs across four provinces and five districts. The Maha Oya has 14 [[water supply network]]s to serve the need of water and more than 1 million people live by the river.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2016/07/10/maha-oya-sand-mining-to-affect-millions/ | title=Maha Oya Sand Mining To Affect Millions | accessdate=17 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720213312/http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2016/07/10/maha-oya-sand-mining-to-affect-millions/ | archive-date=20 July 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> |
The '''Maha Oya''' ({{lang-si|මහ ඔය}}, {{lit|Great River}}) is a major watercourse in the [[Sabaragamuwa Province]] of [[Sri Lanka]]. It measures approximately {{Convert|134|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} in length.<ref>{{cite book | title=Economic Incentives for Marine and Coastal Conservation: Prospects, Challenges and Policy Implications | publisher=Routledge | author=Yassin Mohammed, Essam | year=2013 | pages=296 | isbn=978-1-135-00663-1}}</ref> It runs across four provinces and five districts. The Maha Oya has 14 [[water supply network]]s to serve the need of water and more than 1 million people live by the river.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2016/07/10/maha-oya-sand-mining-to-affect-millions/ | title=Maha Oya Sand Mining To Affect Millions | accessdate=17 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720213312/http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2016/07/10/maha-oya-sand-mining-to-affect-millions/ | archive-date=20 July 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Its [[catchment area]] receives approximately 3,644 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 34 percent of the water reaches the sea. It has a catchment area of 1,510 square kilometres.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/T0028E/T0028E02.htm | title=Sri Lanka: Rivers | publisher=FAO | accessdate=12 October 2016}}</ref> |
Its [[catchment area]] receives approximately 3,644 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 34 percent of the water reaches the sea. It has a catchment area of 1,510 square kilometres.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/T0028E/T0028E02.htm | title=Sri Lanka: Rivers | publisher=FAO | accessdate=12 October 2016}}</ref> |
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 Maha Oya passes Pinnawala elephant orphanage area | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Nawalapitiya, Aranayake |
| Mouth | |
• location | Kochchikade, Negombo |
• coordinates | 07°16′21″N 79°50′34″E / 7.27250°N 79.84278°E |
• elevation | Sea level |
| Length | 134 km (83 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Waterfalls | Asupini Ella |
| Bridges | Mawanella Bridge |
The Maha Oya (Sinhala: මහ ඔය, lit. 'Great River') is a major watercourse in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It measures approximately 134 km (83 mi) in length.[1] It runs across four provinces and five districts. The Maha Oya has 14 water supply networks to serve the need of water and more than 1 million people live by the river.[2]
Its catchment area receives approximately 3,644 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 34 percent of the water reaches the sea. It has a catchment area of 1,510 square kilometres.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Yassin Mohammed, Essam (2013). Economic Incentives for Marine and Coastal Conservation: Prospects, Challenges and Policy Implications. Routledge. p. 296. ISBN 978-1-135-00663-1.
- ^ "Maha Oya Sand Mining To Affect Millions". Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Sri Lanka: Rivers". FAO. Retrieved 12 October 2016.