Yan Oya

Yan Oya
Yan Oya is located in Sri Lanka
Yan Oya
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationRitigala
Mouth 
 • location
Pulmoddai
 • coordinates
08°55′04″N 81°00′58″E / 8.91778°N 81.01611°E / 8.91778; 81.01611
 • elevation
Sea level
Length142 km (88 mi)
Discharge 
 • maximum412 106Sq.m

The Yan Oya is the fifth-longest river of Sri Lanka. The 142 km (88 mi) long river's catchment area receives approximately 2,371 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 17 percent of the water reaches the sea. The Yan Oya has a catchment area of 1,520 square kilometres.[1]

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