Victoria Dam
Victoria Dam is an arch dam located 130 mi upstream of the Mahaweli River's mouth and 4 mi from Teldeniya in Sri Lanka. It is named in honour of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Sri Lanka
- Also known as: “Victoria Hydroelectric Dam”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Adhikarigama and Moragahamula.
Adhikarigama
Town
Adhikarigama is a village in Kandy District, Central Province, Sri Lanka. Adhikarigama is situated 3 km south of Victoria Dam.
Moragahamula
Village
Moragahamula is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. Moragahamula is situated 5 km northeast of Victoria Dam.
Wegala
Village
Wegala is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. Wegala is situated 6 km north of Victoria Dam.
Victoria Dam
- Categories: arch dam and hydroelectric power station
- Location: Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
7.24069° or 7° 14′ 27″ northLongitude
80.78561° or 80° 47′ 8″ eastHeight
122 metres (400 feet)Open location code
6MV26QRP+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 232724598OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q3440914
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Satellite Map
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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”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Victoria Dam Observation Center and Digana Sinha Regiment.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as The Green House and Victoria Golf & Country Resort.
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