Mi Oya
Mi Oya | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Saliyagama |
Mouth | |
• location | Puttalam |
• coordinates | 08°05′44″N 79°48′37″E / 8.09556°N 79.81028°ECoordinates: 08°05′44″N 79°48′37″E / 8.09556°N 79.81028°E |
• elevation | Sea level |
Length | 109 km (68 mi) |
Discharge | |
• maximum | 37 106 Sq.m |
The Mi Oya is a 108 km (67 mi) long river, in North Western of Sri Lanka. It is the fifteenth-longest river in Sri Lanka. It begins in Saliyagama and flows northwest, emptying into the Indian Ocean thru Puttalam.
Its catchment area receives approximately 1,596 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 3 percent of the water reaches the sea. It has a catchment area of 1,024 square kilometres.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Sri Lanka: Rivers". FAO. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
Categories:
- Asia river stubs
- Sri Lanka geography stubs
- Bodies of water of Puttalam District
- Rivers of Sri Lanka