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Mahaweli River

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The Mahaweli River (මහවැලි ගඟ, literally "Great Sandy River"; மகாவலி ஆறு), is a long river, ranking as the longest river in Sri Lanka. [1]

22 relations: Adam's Peak, Bay of Bengal, Dam, Drainage basin, Gampola, Harbor, Horton Plains National Park, Hydroelectricity, International Water Management Institute, Irrigation, Kirigalpotta, Kotmale Oya, List of rivers of Sri Lanka, Mahaweli Development programme, McFarland & Company, Oxford University Press, River, Routledge, Sri Lanka, Submarine canyon, Thotupola Kanda, Trincomalee Bay.

Adam's Peak

Adam's Peak is a tall conical mountain located in central Sri Lanka.

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Bay of Bengal

The Bay of Bengal (Bengali: বঙ্গোপসাগর) is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and north by India and Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India).

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Dam

A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of water or underground streams.

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Drainage basin

A drainage basin is any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water.

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Gampola

Gampola (Sinhala:ගම්පොල, Tamil:கம்பளை) is a town located in Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council.

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Harbor

A harbor or harbour (see spelling differences; synonyms: wharves, haven) is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be docked.

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Horton Plains National Park

Horton Plains National Park is a protected area in the central highlands of Sri Lanka and is covered by montane grassland and cloud forest.

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Hydroelectricity

Hydroelectricity is electricity produced from hydropower.

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International Water Management Institute

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is a non-profit research organisation with headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and offices across Africa and Asia.

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Irrigation

Irrigation is the application of controlled amounts of water to plants at needed intervals.

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Kirigalpotta

Kirigalpotta is the 2nd tallest mountain in Sri Lanka at above mean sea level, and is also the highest mountain in the country whose summit is accessible to the general public (the highest point, Pidurutalagala, is occupied by a military base and off-limits to the public).

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Kotmale Oya

The Kotmale River (කොත්මලේ ඔය) is the longest tributary of Mahaweli River.

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List of rivers of Sri Lanka

The following table lists most rivers of Sri Lanka.

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Mahaweli Development programme

The Mahaweli Development programme (Sinhala:මහවැලි සංවර්ධන වැඩසටහන) is known as the largest multipurpose national development programme in the history of Sri Lanka and is also considered as the keystone of the government's development programme that was initiated in 1961.

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McFarland & Company

McFarland & Company, Inc. is an independent book publisher based in Jefferson, North Carolina that specializes in academic and reference works, as well as general interest adult nonfiction.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press.

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River

A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.

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Routledge

Routledge is a British multinational publisher.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා; Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea.

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Submarine canyon

A submarine canyon is a steep-sided valley cut into the seabed of the continental slope, sometimes extending well onto the continental shelf, having nearly vertical walls, and occasionally having canyon wall heights of up to 5 km, from canyon floor to canyon rim, as with the Great Bahama Canyon.

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Thotupola Kanda

Thotupola Kanda, also sometimes referred as the Thotupola Peak or Thotupola Mountain, is the third highest mountain in Sri Lanka situated in Nuwara Eliya district above mean sea level.

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Trincomalee Bay

Trincomalee Bay, also known as Koddiyar Bay, is a bay in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahaweli_River

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