Nachchaduwa wewa

Nachchaduwa wewa
නාච්චාදූව වැව (Sinhala)
Dam at Nachchaduwa wewa
Nachchaduwa wewa
Location	Anuradhapura
Coordinates	08°15′09.8″N 80°29′05.5″E
Type	Reservoir
Catchment area	623 km^2 (241 sq mi)
Water volume	55,700,000 cu ft (1,580,000 m^3)

Nachchaduwa wewa

Nachchaduwa wewa (Also known as Mahadaragala Reservoir)^[1] is a reservoir near Thammannakulama, Sri Lanka. The reservoir is used to store water brings from Kala Wewa through Yoda Ela channel.^[2][3] The reservoir was severely damaged in 1957 flood and the restoration of the tank was completed in 1958.^[4]

History

This tank is believed to be one of the sixteen large reservoirs built by King Mahasen (277 – 304).^[5] It is said that he built this tank to supply water to the city and to safeguard the city from floods.^[3] However the chronicle Mahavamsa have made a reference to this reservoir during the time of King Moggallana II (540 - 560).^[6]

References

1. "Constructions of King Mahasen/Mahadaragala Reservoir: (Nachchaduwa Reservoir)". mahavamsa.org. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
2. "Overview". Nachchaduwa divisional secretariat. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
3. "Lower Malwathu Oya project – A series of misconception errors". Daily FT. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
4. "Nachchaduwa wewa". Sunday Observer. 29 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
5. "Nachchaduwa wewa". Lanka Pradeepa. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
6. "Nachchaduwa Tank – නාච්චාදූව වැව". Amazing Lanka. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2016.