Menik Ganga
Menik Ganga | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Namunukula |
Mouth | |
• location | Yala |
• coordinates | 06°21′49″N 81°31′55″E / 6.36361°N 81.53194°ECoordinates: 06°21′49″N 81°31′55″E / 6.36361°N 81.53194°E |
• elevation | Sea level |
Length | 114 km (71 mi) |
Discharge | |
• maximum | 220 106 Sq.m |
The Menik Ganga is the thirteenth-longest river of Sri Lanka. It measures approximately 114 km (71 mi) in length. It runs across two provinces and two districts.
Its catchment area receives approximately 2,124 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 10 percent of the water reaches the sea. It has a catchment area of 1,272 square kilometres.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Sri Lanka: Rivers". FAO. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
Categories:
- Asia river stubs
- Sri Lanka geography stubs
- Bodies of water of Hambantota District
- Bodies of water of Monaragala District
- Rivers of Sri Lanka