Kala Oya
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| Kala Oya | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
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| • location | Dambulla |
| Mouth | Palk Strait |
• location | Wilpattu |
• coordinates | 08°17′41″N 79°50′23″E / 8.29472°N 79.83972°E |
• elevation | Sea level |
| Length | 148 km (92 mi) |
| Basin size | 2,873 km2 (1,109 mi2) |
The Kala Oya is the third longest river in Sri Lanka. The 145 km (90 mi) long river has a basin size of 2,873 km2 (1,109 mi2),[1] and more than 400,000 rural population live by the river basin.[2]
Its catchment area receives approximately 3,169 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 5 percent of the water reaches the sea. It has a catchment area of 1,792 square kilometers.[3]