Deduru Oya
Appearance
Deduru Oya | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Kurunegala District |
Mouth | |
• location | Chilaw |
• coordinates | 07°36′50″N 79°48′12″E / 7.61389°N 79.80333°E |
• elevation | Sea level |
Length | 142 km (88 mi) |
Basin size | 2,620 km2 (1,010 sq mi) |
The Deduru Oya is the sixth-longest river of Sri Lanka. The 142 km (88 mi) long river runs across four provinces and five districts.
Tributaries
[edit]- Kospothu Oya
- Dik Oya
- Ratwila Ela
- Kimbulwana Oya
- Hakwatuna Oya
- Maguru Oya
- Kolamunu Oya
- Delvita Oya
Its catchment area receives approximately 4,313 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 27 percent of the water reaches the sea. It has a catchment area of 2,620 square kilometres.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sri Lanka: Rivers". FAO. Retrieved 16 June 2019.