Abakola Wewa

Abakola Wewa is a small reservoir situated in Kurunegala District. It was created by impounding the waters of the Mi Oya River for irrigation purposes
Abakola Wewa
Abakola Wewa

Abakola Wewa (Sinhala: අබකොල වැව) is a reservoir situated in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. The Gurugoda Archaeological Site is located about 500 m northeast of this reservoir.

History

The tank was created by impounding the waters of the Mi Oya River for irrigation purposes (Arumugam 1969). The detaining waters are diverted to feed the nearby Attaragalla and Palukadawela reservoirs in the Mi Oya Diversion Scheme (Arumugam 1969).

The Reservoir

Abakola Wewa is one of the tanks in the Mi Oya River basin. The reservoir bund is about 3,500 ft. in length while it has a storage of 4,200 acre feet (Arumugam, 1969). The water extends over about 500 acres at its full supply level (Arumugam, 1969). The reservoir has 2 sluices and 2 spills (Arumugam, 1969).

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References

Books

1) Arumugam, S., 1969. Water resources of Ceylon: its utilisation and development. Water Resources Board. p.353.

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Attribution

To Whom

LankaPradeepa.com extends its gratitude to Mrs Badra Kamaladasa (Former Director General of Irrigation) for providing the necessary photographs required for this article. All the photos are published here with the permission of the author.

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