5/5 Jagath N. 5 years ago on Google
Nuwara
Wewa
is
on
the
east
side
of
Anuradhapura
city.
And
this
lake
is
the
biggest
lake
in
Anuradhapura.
(The
other
2
lake
in
Anuradhapura
area
are
Basawakkulama
Wewa
and
Thissa
Wewa).
This
lake
is
built
around
1st
century
BC
by
the
King
Vatta
Gamini
Abhaya.
The
King
was
more
popular
as
“Valagamba”.
The
lake
is
4.8km’s
long
(the
bund)
and
37
feet
high.
The
water
height
is
about
23
feet.
The
tank
covers
around
3180
hectares
and
contains
1500
million
cubic
feet
of
water.
There
is
a
dam
built
across
the
Malwathu
Oya
to
divert
the
water
to
Nuwara
Wewa.
The
dam
is
33
feet
wide,
160
feet
long
and
8
feet
hight.
There
is
a
flood
scape
also
available
to
divert
the
excess
water
to
a
river.
This
tank
is
little
away
from
Anuradhapura
Old
City
and
more
closer
to
New
Town.
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