| Senanayake Samudraya | |
|---|---|
  Location of Senanayake Samudraya in Sri Lanka | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Location | Ampara District |
| Coordinates | 7°12′50″N 81°32′36″E / 7.2138°N 81.5432°E |
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 24 August 1949 |
| Opening date | 1953 |
| Owner(s) | MIWRM |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Gal Oya |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Senanayake Samudhraya |
| Total capacity | 950,000,000m3 |
Senanayake Samudraya (Sinhala: සේනානායක සමූද්රය, Tamil: சேனானாயக்க சமூத்ரய) is the biggest reservoir and man-made lake in Sri Lanka. It is locally known as the sea (Sinhala: සමූද්රය samudraya, Tamil :கடல்). Senanayake Samudraya was opened on 28 August 1949 under the Gal Oya Multipurpose Scheme, which was completed in 1953 by D. S. Senanayake.[1]
Senanayake Samudraya was formed by damming the Gal Oya river and other smaller rivers between a pair of mountains in Inginiyagala.
Senanayake Samudraya[2] is the largest and one of the most iconic reservoirs with an earthen dam built after receiving freedom from the British and was completed in 1953.[3] The reservoir is sometimes referred to as "Inginiyagala Reservoir". The Senanayaka Samudraya is part of the Gal Oya multipurpose irrigation system project which started in the year 1949 and was completed in 1953 by the first prime minister of Sri Lanka, D. S. Senanayake.
- ^ "Senanayake Samudraya || Surface Water || Things to Do || Tour Sri Lanka". toursrilanka.travel. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ Sri Lanka, the Emerging Wonder of Asia: Unstoppable Sri Lanka, 2020: Mahinda Chintana, Vision for the Future: Public Investment Strategy, 2014–2016. Department of National Planning, Ministry of Finance and National Planning. 2013. ISBN 978-955-8514-02-3.
- ^ Lanka, National Science Council of Sri (1991). Journal of the National Science Council of Sri Lanka. National Science Council.