Bentota Ganga is a 68 km long river in southern Sri Lanka. It originates from mountains in the Elpitiya area and emptied into the sea near Bentota.
Bentota Ganga Bentota Ganga (Sinhala: බෙන්තොට ගඟ; Tamil: பெண்தோட்டா ஆறு) Benthara Ganga is a river in southern Sri Lanka. It originates from mountains in the Elpitiya area and emptied into the sea near Bentota (Guruge, 2020). It is 68 km long and its tributaries are predominantly the Welipenne Ganga, Pitugal Ganga, Pelawatta Ganga, Elpithiya Ela and Migaspithiya Ela (Gramentz, 2008; Perera et al., 2018). Besides these rivers, the Kaluwamodera Ganga enters the Bentota Ganga close to its mouth. River basin Extending in an area of about 628 km 2 , the Bentota Ganga river basin is majorly spread in Elpitiya, Pitigala and Pelawatta areas (Guruge, 2020; Perera et al., 2018). See also #) Rivers of Sri Lanka Attribution 1) Bentota River in Dharga, Sri Lanka by Hafiz Issadeen is licensed under CC BY 2.0 References 1) Gramentz, D., 2008. The distribution, abundance and threat of the saltwater crocodile, Crocodylus porosus , in the Bentota Ganga, Sri Lanka. p.3. 2) Guruge, W.A.H.P., 2020. Trophic status and diversity of f…