Mundal Lagoon

Mundal Lagoon මුන්දලම කලපුව முந்தல்
Location	Puttalam District, Sri Lanka
Coordinates	7°47′N 79°49′E / 7.783°N 79.817°E / 7.783; 79.817Coordinates: 7°47′N 79°49′E / 7.783°N 79.817°E / 7.783; 79.817
Lake type	Lagoon
Primary outflows	Indian Ocean
Surface area	33.61 square kilometres (12.98 sq mi)
Max. depth	3 metres (9.8 ft)
Surface elevation	Sea level
Settlements	Mundal

Mundal Lagoon (Sinhala: මුන්දලම කලපුව,Tamil: முந்தல், Muntal) is a lagoon in Puttalam District, western Sri Lanka. The lagoon is sometimes referred to as Mundal Lake.

The lagoon is linked to Puttalam Lagoon to the north by a channel. The lagoon's water is brackish.

The lagoon is surrounded by a region containing rice paddies, coconut plantations and scrubland. The land is used for prawn fishing and rice cultivation.

The lagoon has mangrove swamps, salt marshes and sea grasses. The lagoon attracts a wide variety of water birds including herons, egrets, terns and other shorebirds.

References

• S.W. Kotagama, Leonard Pinto and Jayampathi L. Samarakoon. "Sri Lanka". Wetlands International. http://ramsar.wetlands.org/Portals/15/SriLanka.pdf. Retrieved 23 May 2009. 
• "Munthal (Mundalama)". TamilNet. 13 March 2009. http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=98&artid=28707. Retrieved 25 May 2009.