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| name                  = Maduru Oya Dam
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| image                 = Maduru Oya a view near dam.jpg
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| image_caption         = Downstream view of the Maduru Oya Dam
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| coordinates           = {{Coord|07|38|53|N|81|12|50|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| country               = [[Sri Lanka]]
| location              = [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|Eastern Province]]
| purpose               = Irrigation
| status                = O
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| owner                 = Mahaweli Authority
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| dam_type              = E
| dam_crosses           = [[Maduru Oya]]
| dam_height_foundation = {{Convert|41|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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| dam_length            = {{Convert|1090|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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| res_name              = Maduru Oya Reservoir
| res_capacity_total    = {{Convert|596000000|m3|ft3}}
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| res_catchment         = {{Convert|453|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}
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The '''Maduru Oya Dam''' is an irrigation dam built across the [[Maduru Oya]]. The [[embankment dam]] measures {{Convert|1090|m|ft|abbr=on}} in length, {{Convert|41|m|ft|abbr=on}} in height, and creates the Maduru Oya Reservoir. The reservoir has a catchment area of {{Convert|453|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} and a storage capacity of {{Convert|596000000|m3|ft3}}<ref name="DamSafety">{{cite web|title=Maduru Oya Reservoir|url=http://www.damsafety.lk/?p=dswrpp-works-phase-1&locale=en&id=42|website=Dam Safety and Water Resources Planning Project|accessdate=1 July 2017}}</ref> The proposed [[Maduru Oya Solar Power Station]] is to be built over the surface of the Maduru Oya reservoir.<ref name=FloatingSolar>{{cite news|title=Sri Lanka govt to call bids for 100MW floating solar power plant|url=http://www.lankabusinessonline.com/sri-lanka-govt-to-call-bids-for-100mw-floating-solar-power-plant/|accessdate=1 July 2017|work=[[Lanka Business Online]]|date=1 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=100MW floating solar power plant on Maduru Oya|url=http://www.ft.lk/article/600790/100-Mw-floating-solar-power-plant-on-Maduru-Oya|accessdate=1 July 2017|publisher=[[Daily FT]]|date=2 March 2017}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Maduru Oya National Park]]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{cite book|title=Maduru Oya Project: Feasibility Report|date=20 August 1980|publisher=Ministry of Mahaweli Development|url=http://mahaweli.gov.lk/en/pdf/Library/Maduru%20Oya%20Project.pdf|accessdate=1 July 2017|format=PDF}}
* {{cite book|title=Maduru Oya Project: Feasibility Report|date=20 August 1980|publisher=[[USAID]]|url=http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PDAAX055.pdf|accessdate=1 July 2017|format=PDF}}
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[[Category:Dams in Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Embankment dams]]