Minneriya tank[1] is a reservoir in Sri Lanka made by an old civilisation; the Anuradhapura Kingdom. King Mahasena ordered a dam build across the Minneriya River, which made the lake. The tank covered 4,670 acres (18.9 km2).
The Minneriya Tank was built by the great tank builder, King Mahasen (276–303) who ruled in Anuradhapura.[2] This tank occupied 4670 acres and its strong 13-meter-tall dam running along a distance of 2 km held over 20 billion gallons of water. The water arrived from Amban River, the main tributary of Mahaveli River, 48 km away, along the Elahara canal built by King Vasabha (65–109) before his time.
This, along with other reservoirs created an irrigation paradise in the east. It was this growth in agriculture that opened up the massive trade with South East Asia through the Trincomalee harbor. From then onwards, Trincomalee harbor became one of the busiest in the region.
In 1820 AD, British Inland Revenue Officer Ralf Bachaus recorded that the whole area can be irrigated if this reservoir is restored. In 1856, British Governor Henry Ward recorded that it must have been an amazing reservoir which had been built very strong. They recorded the beauty of the vegetation, the wildlife which surrounded the reservoir.
The Mahavamsa, chronicle of Sri Lanka, states that Mahasen constructed sixteen large tanks and two irrigation canals. The largest among these is the Minneriya tank.
Referencesedit
^ ab. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-11-03.
minneriya, tank, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Minneriya Tank news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Minneriya tank 1 is a reservoir in Sri Lanka made by an old civilisation the Anuradhapura Kingdom King Mahasena ordered a dam build across the Minneriya River which made the lake The tank covered 4 670 acres 18 9 km2 Minneriya TankMinneriya tankMinneriya TankLocationPolonnaruwaCoordinates8 02 N 80 53 E 8 033 N 80 883 E 8 033 80 883TypeReservoirRiver sourcesAmban RiverBasin countriesSri LankaSurface area4 670 acres 18 9 km2 Water volume20 000 000 000 imperial gallons 9 1 1010 L 2 4 1010 US gal Shore length12 kilometres 1 2 mi IslandsOneSettlementsPolonnaruwaReferences 1 1 Shore length is not a well defined measure The Minneriya Tank was built by the great tank builder King Mahasen 276 303 who ruled in Anuradhapura 2 This tank occupied 4670 acres and its strong 13 meter tall dam running along a distance of 2 km held over 20 billion gallons of water The water arrived from Amban River the main tributary of Mahaveli River 48 km away along the Elahara canal built by King Vasabha 65 109 before his time This along with other reservoirs created an irrigation paradise in the east It was this growth in agriculture that opened up the massive trade with South East Asia through the Trincomalee harbor From then onwards Trincomalee harbor became one of the busiest in the region In 1820 AD British Inland Revenue Officer Ralf Bachaus recorded that the whole area can be irrigated if this reservoir is restored In 1856 British Governor Henry Ward recorded that it must have been an amazing reservoir which had been built very strong They recorded the beauty of the vegetation the wildlife which surrounded the reservoir The Mahavamsa chronicle of Sri Lanka states that Mahasen constructed sixteen large tanks and two irrigation canals The largest among these is the Minneriya tank References edit a b rajaratetanks site11 com Minneriya Tank Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved 2013 11 03 Minneriya ReservoirExternal links editAncient Irrigation archived 10 August 2013 nbsp This Sri Lankan history related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Sri Lankan location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Minneriya Tank amp oldid 1176753801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
