Location Northern Province River sources Pali Aru River source Pali Aru | Type Artificial lake Catchment area 227.9 km² | |
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Water volume 35,300 acre·ft (43,541,909 m) Managing agency Northern Provincial Council | ||
Vavuni Kulam (Tamil: வவுனி குளம் Vavuṉi Kuḷam) is an irrigation tank in northern Sri Lanka, approximately 2 mi (3 km) south east of Mallavi.
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Map of Vavuni Kulam, Sri Lanka
History
The tank on Pali Aru was earlier knowns as Peli Vapi. Restoration of the tank, which had a catchment area of 88 sq mi (228 km2), commenced in 1954 with the support of the Australian government.
By the late 1960s the tank's bund was 2 mi (3 km) long and 24 ft (7 m) high whilst the tank's storage capacity was 35,300 acre·ft (43,541,909 m3) and its water spread area was 3,150 acres (1,275 ha). There was a 500 ft (152 m) spill on the left bank and two spills on the right bank - 1,200 ft (366 m) and 700 ft (213 m). The left and right bank sluices were each 4 ft by 3 ft 6 in whilst the central sluice had a diameter of 18 in. By 2014 the tank was capable of irrigating 6,900 acres (2,792 ha).