List of rivers of Sri Lanka
The following table lists most rivers of Sri Lanka. Since Sri Lanka is a trilingual country, some rivers may have a Sinhala name (i.e. Kalu Ganga), while other have an English name (i.e. Kelani River). In the Sinhala language, Ganga (ගඟ) translates to "river", where as Oya (ඔය) translates to "smaller river". At 335 km (208 mi), the Mahaweli River is the longest river in the island, and has drainage basin covering more than one-fifth of the island.
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List of rivers over 100km in length
| Name | Length | Source | Drainage | Location of mouth | Ref |
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| Mahaweli River | 335 km (208 mi) | Kotmale | Trincomalee | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [1] |
| Malvathu River | 164 km (102 mi) | Dambulla | Vankalai | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Kala Oya | 148 km (92 mi) | Dambulla | Wilpattu | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Kelani River | 145 km (90 mi) | Horton Plains | Colombo | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [1] |
| Yan Oya | 142 km (88 mi) | Ritigala | Pulmoddai | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Deduru Oya | 142 km (88 mi) | Kurunegala | Chilaw | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Walawe River | 138 km (86 mi) | Balangoda | Ambalantota | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | [1] |
| Maduru Oya | 135 km (84 mi) | Maduru Oya | Kalkudah | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Maha Oya | 134 km (83 mi) | Hakurugammana | Negombo | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Kalu Ganga | 129 km (80 mi) | Adam's Peak | Kalutara | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Kirindi Oya | 117 km (73 mi) | Bandarawela | Bundala | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Kumbukkan Oya | 116 km (72 mi) | Dombagahawela | Arugam Bay | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Menik Ganga | 114 km (71 mi) | Namunukula | Yala | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Gin Ganga | 113 km (70 mi) | Sinharaja | Galle | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Mi Oya | 109 km (68 mi) | Saliyagama | Puttalam | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Gal Oya | 108 km (67 mi) | Yalkumbura | Oluvil | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
List of rivers up to 100km in length
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Gallery
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Mahaweli River at sunken city of Teldeniya victoria reservoir sri lanka.JPG
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Kelani River.jpg
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CastlereighReservoir-SriLanka-1.jpg
Castlereigh Reservoir on Kehelgamu Oya, a tributary of Kelani River.
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Maskeliya Oya, a tributary of Kelani River.
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DeduruOya-January2012-01.JPG
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HortonPlainsNationalPark-Srilanka-April2011.jpg
Belihul Oya, a tributary of Walawe River.
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Kalu River 2.jpg
See also
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References
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