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Kehelgamu Oya

The 883rd longest river in the world

km

The Kehelgamu Oya (translated into Kehelgamu River from Sinhala) is a major upstream tributary of the Kelani River in Sri Lanka. The tributary measures 50 km (31 mi) in length, originating in the hills of the Horton Plains National Park, before passing through the Castlereigh Reservoir. Kehelgamu Oya converges with the Maskeliya Oya at Kalugala, forming the 100 km (62 mi) long Kelani River. The river is heavily used for hydroelectric power generation.

Flows through: Sri Lanka.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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