The Gal Oya is a 108 km (67 mi) long river, in southeast Sri Lanka. It is the 16th longest river in Sri Lanka.[1] It begins in the hills east of Badulla and flows northeast, emptying into the Indian Ocean south of Kalmunai.[2]
The Gal Oya project resulted in the formation of the 100,000 acre Gal Oya basin. This basin has since been used for cultivating paddy, chillies, sugarcane and potatoes. The Gal Oya National Park in the vicinity has a wide variety of wildlife including bears, leopards and elephants. [4]
^"The Gal Oya Legacy – Past and Present". The Pearl, Lanka. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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^Fernando, Srimal. "Gal Oya river and valley : an eye witness account". Srimal's Blog. Blogspot. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
January 01, 1970
long, river, southeast, lanka, 16th, longest, river, lanka, begins, hills, east, badulla, flows, northeast, emptying, into, indian, ocean, south, kalmunai, locationcountrysri, lankaphysical, characteristicssource, elevation1, mouthindian, ocean, locationoluvil. The Gal Oya is a 108 km 67 mi long river in southeast Sri Lanka It is the 16th longest river in Sri Lanka 1 It begins in the hills east of Badulla and flows northeast emptying into the Indian Ocean south of Kalmunai 2 GalGal Oya Dam in Gal OyaLocationCountrySri LankaPhysical characteristicsSource elevation1 524 m 5 000 ft MouthIndian Ocean locationOluvil coordinates07 18 01 N 81 51 54 E 7 30028 N 81 86500 E 7 30028 81 86500Length108 km 67 mi The river was dammed in 1948 as part of the Gal Oya scheme The dam created the Senanayake Samudra the largest reservoir in Sri Lanka at Bintenne Resettlement of the Tamils and Sinhalese people displaced in this scheme gave rise to among the first ethnic riots in Sri Lanka 3 The Gal Oya project resulted in the formation of the 100 000 acre Gal Oya basin This basin has since been used for cultivating paddy chillies sugarcane and potatoes The Gal Oya National Park in the vicinity has a wide variety of wildlife including bears leopards and elephants 4 See also editList of rivers in Sri Lanka Gal Oya Dam Gal Oya National Park Gal Oya riotsReferences edit The Gal Oya Legacy Past and Present The Pearl Lanka Retrieved 5 August 2015 Withanage N S Morphometric Analysis of the Gal Oya River Basin Us ing Spatial Data Derived from GIS PDF Retrieved 5 August 2015 Encyclopaedia Britannica Gal Oya River Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved 5 August 2015 Fernando Srimal Gal Oya river and valley an eye witness account Srimal s Blog Blogspot Retrieved 5 August 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gal Oya amp oldid 1197442727, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
