Walawe

Walawe
Downstream view of the river, from the Udawalawe Dam.
Native name	වලවේ ගඟ
Country	Sri Lanka
Basin
Main source	Horton Plains National Park
River mouth	Ambalantota, Indian Ocean
Physical characteristics
Length	38.7 km (24.0 mi)^[1]

The Walawe (Sinhalese: වලවේ ගඟ) is one of the main rivers in Sri Lanka which initiates from Adams Peak. It meets the Indian Ocean at the coastal town of Ambalantota.

References

Inland waters of Sri Lanka

With hydroelectric capabilities	Bowatenna Broadlands Canyon Castlereigh Deduru Oya Gal Oya Kotmale Kukule Ganga Laxapana Maskeliya Moragahakanda Nilambe Norton Polgolla Randenigala Rantembe Samanala Udawalawe Upper Kotmale Victoria

Irrigation-only (incl. ancient tanks)	Beira Lake Diyawanna Giant's Tank Giritale Tank Inginimitiya Iranamadu Tank Kala Wewa Kalu Ganga Kandalama Kandy Lake Kantale Lake Gregory Lunugamwehera Maduru Oya Minneriya Tank Muthuiyankaddu Kulam Rajanganaya Rambakan Oya Ratkinda Tissa Wewa (Anuradhapura) Tissa Wewa (Tissamaharama) Ulhitiya Vavuni Kulam

Lagoons

East coast	Batticaloa Lagoon Chalai Lagoon Chundikkulam Lagoon Kokkilai Lagoon Kokkilai Lagoon Nai Aru Lagoon Nanthi Lagoon Ullackalie Lagoon Upaar Lagoon Vadamarachchi Lagoon Valaichchenai Lagoon

West coast	Jaffna Lagoon Mundal Lagoon Negombo Lagoon Puttalam Lagoon Uppu Aru Lagoon

≥100km	Deduru Oya Gal Oya Gin Ganga Kala Oya Kalu Ganga (Kukule Ganga) Kelani River (Kehelgamu Oya Maskeliya Oya Pusweli Oya) Kirindi Oya Kumbukkan Oya Maduru Oya Maha Oya Mahaweli River (Amban Ganga Kotmale Oya Nanu Oya) Malvathu River Menik Ganga Mi Oya Walawe River (Belihul Oya) Yan Oya

<100km	Akkarayan Aru Kanakarayan Aru Kodalikkallu Aru Madu Ganga Mandekal Aru Mavil Aru Nay Aru (Mannar) Nay Aru (Mullaitivu) Netheli Aru Pali Aru Pallavarayankaddu Aru Parangi Aru Per Aru Piramenthal Aru Theravil Aru Valukkai Aru Verugal Aru

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