Sorabora Wewa Explained

Sorabora Wewa
Location:Mahiyangana
Pushpin Map:Sri Lanka
Coords:7.3608°N 81.0061°W
Type:Irrigation Reservoir
Basin Countries:Sri Lanka
Area:4.5km2
Volume:14.6e6m3

Sorabora Wewa (Sinhalese: Sinhala; Sinhalese: සොරබොර වැව) is an ancient reservoir in Mahiyangana, Badulla District Sri Lanka. It is thought to have been constructed during the reign of King Dutugemunu (161 BC – 137 BC) by a giant named Bulatha.[1] In the ancient past, this tank was known as the 'Sea of Bintenna'.[2]

The tank was built by damming the Diyawanna Oya with a 485-meter embankment.[3] It does not make use of the structure called Bisokotuwa, which helps to regulate water pressure at the sluice gates from inside the tank and protect the embankment from erosion. Instead that the sluice gate (Sorowwa) of the tank has been placed strategically away from the embankment and made up utilizing the massive natural rock around the tank.[4] It is said that this is the only such type sluice gate found in Sri Lanka.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hidden beauty of Sorabora Wewa. www.nation.lk. 1 June 2008 . 10 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Sora Bora Wawa. www.srisalike.com. 10 June 2016. 30 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160330223120/http://srisalike.com/Nature/Badulla/Sora%20Bora%20Wawa.aspx. dead.
  3. Web site: Sorabora Wewa with a Unique Natural Stone Sluice – සොරබොර වැව. amazinglanka. 10 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Restoration of Mahiyangana stupa begins. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 7 September 2008 . 10 June 2016.
  5. Web site: Hidden beauty of Sorabora Wewa. www.srilankatravelnotes.com. August 2013 . 10 June 2016.