Gal Oya Dam

The Gal Oya Dam is an embankment dam in the of . The dam creates one of the largest reservoirs in the country, the Gal Oya Reservoir.
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  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of 80 metres (262 feet)
  • Description: dam in Sri Lanka

Gal Oya Dam

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Latitude
7.2° or 7° 12′ north
Longitude
81.53333° or 81° 32′ east
Open location code
6MV36G2M+28
Geo­Names ID
1246198
Wiki­data ID
Q16891495

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Tamil—“Gal Oya Dam” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Gal Oya Dam”
  • Panjabi: “ਗਲ ਓਯਾ ਡੈਮ”
  • Persian: “سد گال اویا”
  • Sinhala: “සේනානායක සමුද්‍රය”
  • Tamil: “கல் ஓயா அணை”

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