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Maha Oya
Maha Oya passes Pinnawala elephant orphanage area
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Nawalapitiya, Aranayake
Mouth
• location	Kochchikade, Negombo
• coordinates	07°16′21″N 79°50′34″E / 7.27250°N 79.84278°E / 7.27250; 79.84278
• elevation	Sea level
Length	134 km (83 mi)
Basin features
Waterfalls	Asupini Ella
Bridges	Mawanella Bridge

The Maha Oya (Sinhala: මහ ඔය, lit. 'Great River') is a major watercourse in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It measures approximately 134 km (83 mi) in length. It runs across four provinces and five districts. The Maha Oya has 14 water supply networks to serve the need of water and more than 1 million people live by the river.

Its catchment area receives approximately 3,644 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 34 percent of the water reaches the sea. It has a catchment area of 1,510 square kilometres.

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka
• List of rivers of Sri Lanka

References

1. Yassin Mohammed, Essam (2013). Economic Incentives for Marine and Coastal Conservation: Prospects, Challenges and Policy Implications. Routledge. p. 296. ISBN 978-1-135-00663-1.
2. "Maha Oya Sand Mining To Affect Millions". Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
3. "Sri Lanka: Rivers". FAO. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

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