- Mahaweli Ganga
The Mahaweli Ganga ("Mahaweli River"; Sinhala "mahaväli ganga") is the longest
river inSri Lanka . It is 335 km (208 mi) long. [cite encyclopedia
encyclopedia =Encyclopædia Britannica
title = Mahaweli Ganga
url = http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9050113/Mahaweli-Ganga
accessdate = 2007-02-03
year = 2007] Itsdrainage basin is the largest in Sri Lanka, and covers almost one-fifth of the total area of the island. The river reaches theBay of Bengal atTrincomalee in the north-east of Sri Lanka. It continues as a majorsubmarine canyon , making Trincomalee one of the finest deep sea harbours in the world.cite book | last = Stoddart | first = David | title = Process and Form in Geomorphology | publisher = Routledge (UK) | date =1996-12-26 | id = ISBN 0-415-10527-7 ] The river is heavily dammed in order to producehydroelectricity and water forirrigation . This has brought almost 1,000 km² of land under irrigation.cite book | last = Barry | first = D. | title = Knowledge of the Land | publisher =Oxford University Press | date =2001-06-07 | id = ISBN 0-19-829601-0 ] "Mahaweli Ganga" is a Sinhalese term that means "great sandy river."cite book | last = Room | first = Adrian | title = Placenames of the World | publisher =McFarland & Company | date =2001-05-01 | id = ISBN 0-7864-1814-1 ] The river receives theKotmale Oya .Maps
* [http://www.liccavi-earth.com/Liccavi/Search.aspx?lat=7.91384&lon=81.08942&zoom=11 Trace Mahaweli Ganga in map of Sri Lanka]
References
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Balangoda People
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