Vavuni Kulam

This article is about the irrigation tank. For the village, see Vavunikulam.
Vavuni Kulam
வவுனி குளம்
Vavuni Kulam
Location within Northern Province
Location Northern Province
Coordinates 09°05′19″N 80°20′54″E / 9.08861°N 80.34833°E / 9.08861; 80.34833Coordinates: 09°05′19″N 80°20′54″E / 9.08861°N 80.34833°E / 9.08861; 80.34833
Type Artificial lake
River sources Pali Aru
Catchment area 88 sq mi (228 km2)[1]
Managing agency Department of Irrigation,
Northern Provincial Council
Water volume 35,300 acre·ft (43,541,909 m3)[1]

Vavuni Kulam (Tamil: வவுனி குளம் Vavuṉi Kuḷam) is an irrigation tank in northern Sri Lanka, approximately 2 mi (3 km) south east of Mallavi.

History

The tank on Pali Aru was earlier knowns as Peli Vapi.[2] Restoration of the tank, which had a catchment area of 88 sq mi (228 km2), commenced in 1954 with the support of the Australian government.[2]

By the late 1960s the tank's bund was 2 mi (3 km) long and 24 ft (7 m) high whilst the tank's storage capacity was 35,300 acre·ft (43,541,909 m3) and its water spread area was 3,150 acres (1,275 ha).[2] There was a 500 ft (152 m) spill on the left bank and two spills on the right bank - 1,200 ft (366 m) and 700 ft (213 m).[2] The left and right bank sluices were each 4 ft by 3 ft 6 in whilst the central sluice had a diameter of 18 in.[2] By 2014 the tank was capable of irrigating 6,900 acres (2,792 ha).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistical Information of the Northern Province - 2014. Northern Provincial Council. p. 93.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Arumugam, S. (1969). Water Resources of Ceylon (PDF). Water Resources Board. p. 300.
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