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Kumbukkan Oya

Coordinates: 06°48′36″N 81°49′25″E / 6.81000°N 81.82361°E / 6.81000; 81.82361
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Kumbukkan Oya
Kumbukkan Oya is located in Sri Lanka
Kumbukkan Oya
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationDombagahawela
Mouth 
 • location
Arugam Bay
 • coordinates
06°48′36″N 81°49′25″E / 6.81000°N 81.82361°E / 6.81000; 81.82361
 • elevation
Sea level
Length116 km (72 mi)
Discharge 
 • maximum250 106 Sq.m

The Kumbukkan Oya is the twelfth-longest river of Sri Lanka. The 116 km (72 mi) long river runs across two provinces and two districts.

Its catchment area receives approximately 2,115 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 12 percent of the water reaches the sea. It has a catchment area of 1,218 square kilometres.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Sri Lanka: Rivers". FAO. Retrieved 16 June 2019.