The Maduru Oya Dam is an irrigation dam built across the
Maduru Oya
The Maduru Oya is a major stream in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is approximately in length. Its catchment area receives approximately 3,060 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 26 percent of the water reaches ...
. The
embankment dam
An embankment dam is a large artificial dam. It is typically created by the placement and compaction of a complex semi-plastic mound of various compositions of soil or rock. It has a semi-pervious waterproof natural covering for its surface ...
measures in length, in height, and creates the Maduru Oya Reservoir. The reservoir has a catchment area of and a storage capacity of
The proposed
Maduru Oya Solar Power Station is to be built over the surface of the Maduru Oya reservoir.
See also
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Maduru Oya National Park
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{{Inland waters of Sri Lanka
Dams in Sri Lanka
Embankment dams