Negombo Lagoon

Negombo Lagoon
Location	Gampaha District, Sri Lanka
Coordinates	7°09′N 79°51′E / 7.15°N 79.85°E / 7.15; 79.85Coordinates: 7°09′N 79°51′E / 7.15°N 79.85°E / 7.15; 79.85
Lake type	Lagoon
Primary inflows	Ja-Ela Damdugam Oya Old Dutch Canal
Primary outflows	Indian Ocean
Surface area	35.02 square kilometres (13.52 sq mi)
Max. depth	1 metre (3.3 ft)
Surface elevation	Sea level
Settlements	Negombo

Negombo Lagoon is a large estuarine lagoon in Gampaha District, south-west Sri Lanka.

The lagoon is fed by a number of small rivers and a canal. It is linked to the sea by a narrow channel to the north, near Negombo town. It is surrounded by a densely populated region containing rice paddies, coconut plantations and grassland. The land is used for fishing and agriculture. The lagoon has extensive mangrove swamps and attracts a wide variety of water birds including cormorants, herons, egrets, gulls, 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. 

External links

• Negombo lagoon sky view