Muthuiyankaddu Kulam

Artificial lake in Northern Province
09°12′07″N 80°36′31″E / 9.20194°N 80.60861°E / 9.20194; 80.60861TypeArtificial lakeRiver sourcesPer AruCatchment area66 sq mi (171 km2)[1]Managing agencyDepartment of Irrigation,
Northern Provincial CouncilWater volume41,000 acre⋅ft (50,572,755 m3)[1]

Muthuiyankaddu Kulam (Tamil: முத்துஐயன்கட்டு குளம் Muttu'aiyaṉkaṭṭu Kuḷam) is an irrigation tank in northern Sri Lanka, approximately 4 mi (6 km) north west of Oddusuddan.

History

The tank on Per Aru was earlier knowns as Muthu Rayan Kaddu Kulam and Man Malai.[2] Restoration of the tank, which had a catchment area of 66 sq mi (171 km2), commenced in 1959.[2]

By the late 1960s the tank's bund was 5,850 ft (1,783 m) long and 27 ft (8 m) high whilst the tank's storage capacity was 41,000 acre⋅ft (50,572,755 m3) and its water spread area was 3,100 acres (1,255 ha).[2] There was a 500 ft (152 m) spill on the right bank.[2] The left and right bank sluices were each 3 ft 3 in by 4 ft 6 in.[2] By 2014 the tank was capable of irrigating 6,100 acres (2,469 ha).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistical Information of the Northern Province - 2014. Northern Provincial Council. p. 93.
  2. ^ a b c d e Arumugam, S. (1969). Water Resources of Ceylon (PDF). Water Resources Board. p. 279.
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