Gal Oya Dam
The Gal Oya Dam is an embankment dam in the Uva Province of Sri Lanka. The dam creates one of the largest reservoirs in the country, the Gal Oya Reservoir.
- Dam
- …lies at an elevation of around 80 metres (260 feet)
- Description: dam in Sri Lanka
- Category: embankment dam
- Location
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Latitude
7.2° or 7° 12′ north
Longitude
81.53333° or 81° 32′ east
Open location code
6MV36G2M+28
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Tamil—“Gal Oya Dam” goes by many names.
Gal Oya DamDutch
ਗਲ ਓਯਾ ਡੈਮPanjabi
سد گال اویاPersian
සේනානායක සමුද්රයSinhala
கல் ஓயா அணைTamil
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