The Maduru Oya Dam is an irrigation dam built across the Maduru Oya. The embankment dam measures 1,090 m (3,580 ft) in length, 41 m (135 ft) in height, and creates the Maduru Oya Reservoir. The reservoir has a catchment area of 453 km² (175 sq mi) and a storage capacity of 596,000,000 cubic metres (2.10×10¹⁰ cu ft)[1] The proposed Maduru Oya Solar Power Station is to be built over the surface of the Maduru Oya reservoir.[2][3]

Maduru Oya Dam
Downstream view of the Maduru Oya Dam
Country	Sri Lanka
Location	Eastern Province
Coordinates	07°38′53″N 81°12′50″E
Purpose	Irrigation
Status	Operational
Owner(s)	Mahaweli Authority
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment dam
Impounds	Maduru Oya
Height (foundation)	41 m (135 ft)
Length	1,090 m (3,580 ft)
Reservoir
Creates	Maduru Oya Reservoir
Total capacity	596,000,000 cubic metres (2.10×1010 cu ft)
Catchment area	453 km2 (175 sq mi)

See also

• Maduru Oya National Park

References

External links

• Maduru Oya Project: Feasibility Report (PDF). Ministry of Mahaweli Development. 20 August 1980. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
• Maduru Oya Project: Feasibility Report (PDF). USAID. 20 August 1980. Retrieved 1 July 2017.