The following table lists the features along the Kehelgamu Oya, from its origins further upstream. Some dams hold back water, and transfer a percentage of it to hydroelectric power stations located further downstream, via tunnels.
kehelgamu, translated, into, kehelgamu, river, from, sinhala, major, upstream, tributary, kelani, river, tributary, measures, length, originating, from, hills, horton, plains, national, park, before, passing, through, castlereigh, reservoir, converges, with, m. The Kehelgamu Oya translated into Kehelgamu River from Sinhala is a major upstream tributary of the Kelani River The tributary measures 50 km 31 mi in length originating from the hills of the Horton Plains National Park before passing through the Castlereigh Reservoir Kehelgamu Oya converges with the Maskeliya Oya at Kalugala forming the 100 km 62 mi long Kelani River The river is heavily used for hydroelectric power generation 1 2 Kehelgamu OyaDownstream view of the Kehelgamu Oya as seen from the bridge near Kalugala Sri Lanka Physical characteristicsSourceHorton PlainsMouth locationKalugala coordinates06 58 58 N 80 27 00 E 6 98278 N 80 45000 E 6 98278 80 45000Length50 km 31 mi Basin featuresRiver systemKelaniFeatures on the river editThe following table lists the features along the Kehelgamu Oya from its origins further upstream Some dams hold back water and transfer a percentage of it to hydroelectric power stations located further downstream via tunnels Type Subject LocationWater airport Castlereigh Water Airport 06 51 33 N 80 35 00 E 6 85917 N 80 58333 E 6 85917 80 58333 Castlereigh Water Airport IATA NUF Dam Castlereigh Dam 06 52 24 N 80 33 59 E 6 87333 N 80 56639 E 6 87333 80 56639 Castlereigh Dam Power station Wimalasurendra Power Station 06 54 31 N 80 31 30 E 6 90861 N 80 52500 E 6 90861 80 52500 Wimalasurendra Power Station Dam Norton Dam 06 54 50 N 80 31 18 E 6 91389 N 80 52167 E 6 91389 80 52167 Norton Dam Waterfall Aberdeen Falls 06 56 55 N 80 30 07 E 6 94861 N 80 50194 E 6 94861 80 50194 Aberdeen Falls Dam Kehelgamu Weir 06 59 07 N 80 27 24 E 6 98528 N 80 45667 E 6 98528 80 45667 Kehelgamu Weir Confluence Kelani River 06 58 58 N 80 27 00 E 6 98278 N 80 45000 E 6 98278 80 45000 Confluence of Kehelgamu Oya and Maskeliya Oya See also editMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka List of rivers of Sri LankaReferences edit Issues of Kelani River Basin PDF EDM lk Retrieved 21 January 2014 CEB Hydropower Generation Ceylon Electricity Board Archived from the original on 18 January 2014 Retrieved 18 January 2014 This article related to a river in Sri Lanka is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kehelgamu Oya amp oldid 1003403734, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
