About: Kala Wewa

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Kala Wewa (Sinhala:කලා වැව) built by the King Datusena in 460 A.D, is a (Kala Wewa & Balalu Wewa) which has a capacity of 123 million cubic meters. This reservoir complex has facilitated with a stone made spillway and three main sluices. From the central major sluice, a 40 feet wide central conveys water to feed thousands of acres of paddy lands and ends at the historical capital Anuradhapura city tank Tissa Wewa meandering over 87 km (54 mi) at a slope of 6 inches per mile and is another wonder of primeval hydraulic engineering facility in ancient Ceylon.

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  • Kalawewa (Sinhala: කලා වැව) és una antiga reserva d'aigua al districte d'Anuradhapura a la Província Nord-Central, Sri Lanka. La seva circumferència és de 64.4 km i té una àrea total de 18,1 km² a plena capacitat. La longitud de la presa és de 6,879.9 m i l'alçada de 14.6 metres. (ca)
  • Kala Wewa (Sinhala:කලා වැව) built by the King Datusena in 460 A.D, is a (Kala Wewa & Balalu Wewa) which has a capacity of 123 million cubic meters. This reservoir complex has facilitated with a stone made spillway and three main sluices. From the central major sluice, a 40 feet wide central conveys water to feed thousands of acres of paddy lands and ends at the historical capital Anuradhapura city tank Tissa Wewa meandering over 87 km (54 mi) at a slope of 6 inches per mile and is another wonder of primeval hydraulic engineering facility in ancient Ceylon. (en)
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  • Kalawewa (Sinhala: කලා වැව) és una antiga reserva d'aigua al districte d'Anuradhapura a la Província Nord-Central, Sri Lanka. La seva circumferència és de 64.4 km i té una àrea total de 18,1 km² a plena capacitat. La longitud de la presa és de 6,879.9 m i l'alçada de 14.6 metres. (ca)
  • Kala Wewa (Sinhala:කලා වැව) built by the King Datusena in 460 A.D, is a (Kala Wewa & Balalu Wewa) which has a capacity of 123 million cubic meters. This reservoir complex has facilitated with a stone made spillway and three main sluices. From the central major sluice, a 40 feet wide central conveys water to feed thousands of acres of paddy lands and ends at the historical capital Anuradhapura city tank Tissa Wewa meandering over 87 km (54 mi) at a slope of 6 inches per mile and is another wonder of primeval hydraulic engineering facility in ancient Ceylon. (en)
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  • Kala Wewa (ca)
  • Kala Wewa (en)
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