The Maha Oya (Sinhala: මහ ඔය, lit.'Great River') is a major watercourse in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It measures approximately 134 km (83 mi) in length.[1] It runs across four provinces and five districts. The Maha Oya has 14 water supply networks to serve the need of water and more than 1 million people live by the river.[2]
Its catchment area receives approximately 3,644 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 34 percent of the water reaches the sea. It has a catchment area of 1,510 square kilometres.[3]
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^"Maha Oya Sand Mining To Affect Millions". Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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of 62 Grama Niladhari divisions and is situated between the Kala Oya and the Mee Oya Rivers. It borders Ambanpola, Nawagaththegama, Giribawa, Thambuththegama...
mountain from Ampara Town is about 24 kilometres (15 mi) north of Ampara - MahaOya Road(A27), via Uhana and the village of Bakkiella. Earlier this site was...
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