Rivers of Sri Lanka

Kotmale Oya

Kotmale Oya (Sinhala: කොත්මලේ ඔය; Tamil: கொத்மலை ஆறு) Kothmale Oya is one of the seven major tributaries of the  Mahaweli Ganga , the longest riv…

Mi Oya River

M i Oya or Mee Oya (Sinhala: මී ඔය) is a stream in the North-Western Province, Sri Lanka. Originates in the Galgamuwa-Maho area, it flows for 109 k…

Yan Oya

Yan Oya (Sinhala: යාන් ඔය) is a seasonal low-order river streaming through the northeastern region of Sri Lanka. Approximately 142 km long, it is th…

Maduru Oya River

Maduru Oya reservoir M aduru Oya (Sinhala: මාදුරු ඔය; Tamil: மதுரு ஆறு) is a river in eastern Sri Lanka. It originates in Mahiya…

Polwatta Ganga

Polwatta Ganga (Sinhala: පොල්වත්ත ගඟ) is a river in southern Sri Lanka. It originates in the hills above Nakiyadeniya where it is known as Udugan O…

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 El…

Rivers of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's Rivers (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ගංගා; Tamil: இலங்கையின் ஆறுகள்) rise from the country's inland regions such as the Central Highla…

Kumbukkan Oya River

Kumbukkan Oya K umbukkan Oya (Sinhala: කුඹුක්කන් ඔය; Tamil: கும்புக்கன் ஆறு) is a river in eastern Sri Lanka. It originates from…

Kirindi Oya River

Kirindi Oya K irindi Oya (Sinhala: කිරිඳි ඔය) is a river in southeast Sri Lanka. It is 118 km long and considered the 11th longe…

Menik Ganga

Menik Ganga (Sinhala: මැණික් ගඟ; Tamil: மாணிக்க ஆறு) is a perennial river in the southern semi-arid pan of Sri Lanka. Originates in the Namunukula …

Kala Oya River

Kala Oya K ala Oya (Sinhala: කලා ඔය; Tamil: கலா ஓயா) is a river in northwest Sri Lanka. It originates at Dambulla, Kandalama mou…

Deduru Oya River

Deduru Oya D eduru Oya (Sinhala: දැදුරු ඔය; Tamil: தெதரு ஆறு) is a river in northwest Sri Lanka. It originates from the foothill…

Gal Oya River

Senanayaka Samudraya, the largest irrigation reservoir of the Gal Oya River G al Oya (Sinhala: ගල් ඔය; Tamil: கல் ஆறு) is a rive…

Malwathu Oya

Malwathu Oya Malvathu River (Sinhala: මල්වතු ඔය; Tamil: அருவி ஆறு) (Tamil: Aruvi Aru) is a river in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka.  The river originate…

Gin Ganga River

Gin Ganga (Sinhala: ගිං ගඟ; Tamil: கிங்கங்கை) is considered one of the important rivers in southern Sri Lanka. The chronicle Mahavamsa mentions thi…

Nilwala Ganga River

Photo caption N ilwala Ganga (Sinhala: නිල්වලා ගඟ) is considered one of the important rivers in southern Sri Lanka.

Attanagalu Oya

Attanagalu Oya (Sinhala: අත්තනගලු ඔය) is a river located in the wet zone of Sri Lanka. It flows through Gampaha District by providing water for irri…