Maduru Oya Dam Explained

Maduru Oya Dam
Country:	Sri Lanka
Location:	Eastern Province
Purpose:	Irrigation
Status:	O
Owner:	Mahaweli Authority
Dam Type:	E
Dam Crosses:	Maduru Oya
Dam Height Foundation:	41m (135feet)
Dam Length:	1090m (3,580feet)
Res Name:	Maduru Oya Reservoir
Res Capacity Total:	596000000m^2
Res Catchment:	453km2

The Maduru Oya Dam is an irrigation dam built across the Maduru Oya. The embankment dam measures 1090m (3,580feet) in length, 41m (135feet) in height, and creates the Maduru Oya Reservoir. The reservoir has a catchment area of 453km2 and a storage capacity of 596000000m^2[1] The proposed Maduru Oya Solar Power Station is to be built over the surface of the Maduru Oya reservoir.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Maduru Oya National Park

External links

• Book: Maduru Oya Project: Feasibility Report. 20 August 1980. Ministry of Mahaweli Development. 1 July 2017. PDF.
• Book: Maduru Oya Project: Feasibility Report. 20 August 1980. USAID. 1 July 2017. PDF.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maduru Oya Reservoir. Dam Safety and Water Resources Planning Project. 1 July 2017.
2. News: Sri Lanka govt to call bids for 100MW floating solar power plant. 1 July 2017. Lanka Business Online. 1 March 2017.
3. News: 100MW floating solar power plant on Maduru Oya. 1 July 2017. Daily FT. 2 March 2017.