Moragahakanda
location
Moragahakanda Reservoir is located on the Amban Ganga River, about 190 km away from the northeast of Colombo of Sri Lanka northeast of the Central Province, close to the provincial boundary between the Central Province and the North Central Province of Sri Lanka.
| Type |
Rock Fill with Clay Core |
|
Dam Height above Foundation (m)
|
58.7
|
|
Dam Crest Length (m)
|
470.61
|
|
Dam Crest Width (m)
|
8
|
|
Total Reservoir Volume (MCM)
|
520
|
| Saddle Dam 1 |
|
| Type |
Roller Compacted Concrete Gravity |
|
Dam Height (m)
|
56.5
|
|
Dam Crest Length (m)
|
370.5
|
|
Dam Crest Width (m)
|
8
|
|
Powerhouse Units
|
4
|
|
Installed Capacity (MW)
|
25
|
|
Total Annual Energy (GWh)
|
73
|
| Saddle Dam 2 |
|
| Type |
Embankment |
|
Dam Height (m)
|
56.5
|
|
Dam Crest Length (m)
|
275
|
|
Dam Crest Width (m)
|
7
|
Objectives
The main objectives of Moragahakanda Dam and Power Plant project are to regulate and control floods and surface runoffs and supply annually 520,000 m3drinking and irrigation water for the downstream lands with total area of 82,000 ha.
Three dams (two embankment dams and one RCC gravity dam) with a common reservoir is one of the outstanding features of this project that is almost unique.
