Kumbukkan Oya

The Kumbukkan Oya is the twelfth-longest river of Sri Lanka. It is approximately 116 km (72 mi) long. It runs across two provinces and two districts.

Kumbukkan Oya
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationDombagahawela
Mouth 
 • location
Arugam Bay
 • coordinates
06°48′36″N 81°49′25″E
 • elevation
Sea level
Length116 km (72 mi)
Discharge 
 • maximum250 106 Sq.m

Its catchment area receives approximately 2,115 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 12 percent of the water reaches the sea. It has a catchment area of 1,218 square kilometres.[1]

References

  1. "Sri Lanka: Rivers". FAO. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
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