Upper Kotmale Dam
The Upper Kotmale Dam is located in Talawakele, within the Nuwara Eliya District, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. The dam feeds the third largest hydroelectric power station in the country.Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Western railway station.
Great Western railway station
Railway station
Great Western railway station is the 61st railway station on the Main Line, and is 199.3 km away from Colombo. It is located at the Great Western estate of Nuwara Eliya District and is situated 1,455.5 m above sea level. Great Western railway station is situated 3½ km east of Upper Kotmale Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Talawakelle and Lindula.
Talawakelle
Town
Talawakelle is a town in Nuwara Eliya District in the Central Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an Urban Council. It is the centre of the Dimbula tea planting district, the largest tea growing area in Sri Lanka.
Lindula
Town
Lindula is a town located in the Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province of Sri Lanka. Together with Talawakele it is administered by the Talawakele-Linduala Urban Council. Lindula is situated 4 km southeast of Upper Kotmale Dam.
Nagasena
Village
Nagasena, Eastern Province is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province. Nagasena is situated 5 km southeast of Upper Kotmale Dam.
Upper Kotmale Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Talawakele, Nuwara Eliya
- Category: hydroelectric power station
- Location: Hollyrood, Nuwara Eliya Divisional Secretariat, Nuwara Eliya District, Central Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.94687° or 6° 56′ 49″ northLongitude
80.65818° or 80° 39′ 29″ eastHeight
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
6MR2WMW5+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 278510573OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q7898727
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Satellite Map
Discover Upper Kotmale Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Upper Kotmale Dam” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “上科德馬爾水力發電開發案”
- Italian: “diga di Upper Kotmale”
- Persian: “سد آپر کوتمل”
- Sinhala: “ඉහළ කොත්මලේ ජල විදුලි ව්යාපෘතිය”
- Sinhala: “ඉහළ කොත්මලේ ජලාශය”
- Sinhala: “ඉහළ කොත්මලේ වේල්ල”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Верхня Котмале”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Talawakele and st.clair estate volleyball ground.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Royal mount guest & rest and Upper Kotmale circuit bungalow.
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