Victoria Dam

Victoria Dam is an arch dam located 130 mi upstream of the 's mouth and 4 mi from in . It is named in honour of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: Victoria Hydroelectric Dam

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Adhikarigama and Malulla.

Town
is a village in , .

Village
is a village in . It is located within . is situated 3 km south of Victoria Dam.

Town
is a town in the , of . It is approximately 29 km southeast of and 106 km northeast of and located on the B413 Road. is situated 4½ km south of Victoria Dam.

Victoria Dam

Latitude
7.21667° or 7° 13′ north
Longitude
80.78333° or 80° 47′ east
Elevation
613 metres (2,011 feet)
Open location code
6MV26Q8M+M8
Geo­Names ID
1224812
Wiki­data ID
Q3440914
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Victoria Dam” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 維多利亞水壩
  • Dutch: Victoria Dam
  • German: Talsperre Victoria
  • Japanese: ヴィクトリア・ダム (スリランカ)
  • Japanese: ヴィクトリア・ダム
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Victoriademningen
  • Norwegian: Victoriademningen
  • Persian: سد ویکتوریا (سریلانکا)
  • Persian: سد ویکتوریا
  • Sinhala: වික්ටෝරියා වේල්ල, ශ්‍රී ලංකාව
  • Sinhala: වික්ටෝරියා වේල්ල
  • Tamil: விக்டோரியா அணை
  • Ukrainian: ГЕС Вікторія

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