Indian Ocean via Mc.Callum Lock Gates at Colombo Harbour (northwest) and via a semicircular spillway (west)
Basin countries
Sri Lanka
Surface area
0.654 km2 (0.253 sq mi)
Average depth
5.6 m (18 ft)
Max. depth
5.6 m (18 ft)
Water volume
2,903,000 m3 (102,500,000 cu ft)
Beira Lake (/ˈbeɪrə/; Sinhala: බේරේ වැව, romanized: Bērē væva (IPA:[beːreːˈʋæʋə]); Tamil: பேரே ஏரி, romanized: Pērē ēri (IPA:[peːɾeːeːɾi])) is a lake in the centre of the city of Colombo in Sri Lanka. The lake is surrounded by many large businesses in the city. It initially occupied approximately 1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi) of land 100 years ago and this has since been reduced to 0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi) today due to various reasons. During the colonial era of the Portuguese, Dutch and the English the lake was used for a wide variety of purposes. It still retains its Portuguese name. It is connected to many intricate canals which provided an easy way of transporting goods within the city and suburban cities.[1]
^"Ripples On The Water: A History Of The Beira Lake". expolanka.lk. Archived from the original on 14 August 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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