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Vavuni Kulam
வவுனி குளம் (Tamil)
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Location	Northern Province
Coordinates	09°05′19″N 80°20′54″E / 9.08861°N 80.34833°E / 9.08861; 80.34833
Type	Artificial lake
River sources	Pali Aru
Catchment area	88 sq mi (228 km)
Managing agency	Department of Irrigation, Northern Provincial Council
Water volume	35,300 acre⋅ft (43,541,909 m)

Vavuni Kulam (Tamil: வவுனி குளம் Vavuṉi Kuḷam) is an irrigation tank in northern Sri Lanka, approximately 2 mi (3 km) south east of Mallavi.

History

The tank on Pali Aru was earlier knowns as Peli Vapi. Restoration of the tank, which had a catchment area of 88 sq mi (228 km), commenced in 1954 with the support of the Australian government.

By the late 1960s the tank's bund was 2 mi (3 km) long and 24 ft (7 m) high whilst the tank's storage capacity was 35,300 acre⋅ft (43,541,909 m) and its water spread area was 3,150 acres (1,275 ha). There was a 500 ft (152 m) spill on the left bank and two spills on the right bank - 1,200 ft (366 m) and 700 ft (213 m). The left and right bank sluices were each 4 ft by 3 ft 6 in whilst the central sluice had a diameter of 18 in. By 2014 the tank was capable of irrigating 6,900 acres (2,792 ha).

References

1. ^ Statistical Information of the Northern Province - 2014. Northern Provincial Council. p. 93.
2. ^ Arumugam, S. (1969). Water Resources of Ceylon (PDF). Water Resources Board. p. 300.

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