| Maskeliya Dam | |
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  Location of Maskeliya Dam in Sri Lanka | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Location | Maskeliya, Central Province |
| Coordinates | 06°50′37″N 80°32′56″E / 6.84361°N 80.54889°E |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | March 1983 |
| Owner(s) | CEB |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity dam |
| Impounds | Maskeliya Oya |
| Canyon Power Station | |
| Coordinates | 06°52′09″N 80°31′40″E / 6.86917°N 80.52778°E |
| Turbines | 2 × 30 MW |
| Installed capacity | 60 MW |
The Maskeliya Dam (also known as the Maussakelle Dam) is a large gravity dam at Maskeliya, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Along with the Castlereigh Dam, the dams are the highest point and beginning of the Laxapana Hydropower Complex, involving a number of dams, penstocks, and hydroelectric power stations. The dam creates the Maskeliya Reservoir over the route of Maskeliya Oya, a major tributary of the Kelani River, which is the 4th longest in the country.[1]
- ^ "CEB Hydropower Generation". Ceylon Electricity Board. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.