Kiwlekada Wewa

Kiwlekada Wewa (Sinhala: කිවුලේකඩ වැව/කිවුල්කඩ වැව) is a reservoir situated in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka.

History

This is believed to have functioned at the same time as Hurulu Wewa reservoir (Arumugam, 1969). Some ruins such as sluice structures have been found at the site (Arumugam, 1969).

The reservoir was restored in 1959 (Arumugam, 1969).

The reservoir

The bund of the reservoir is about 1,600 ft. long and the water is extending in an area of about 460 acres at its full supply level (Arumugam, 1969). It has two spills and two sluices (Arumugam, 1969).

Attribution

1) Beauty of a tank in North central province by Tharaka Amarasinghe is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

References

1) Arumugam, S., 1969. Water resources of Ceylon: its utilisation and development. Water Resources Board. p.273.

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This page was last updated on 2 May 2022