Will Akuressa flood in the next hour?

Akuressa flood risk right now: Minor flood. This is an estimate based on the Panadugama gauge on the Nilwala Ganga (2.4 km away), which read 21.2 ft as of Tue, 27 Oct, 2:04 am (Sri Lanka time). In the next hour the Nilwala Ganga at Panadugama could rise to about 21.3 ft (21.1–21.6 ft). This is a forecast for the river, not an official warning, and streets can flood before the river reaches a flood mark.

How is the flood risk for Akuressa worked out?

From the nearest river gauge ({gauge}, 2.4 km away), recent and expected rain, the gauge's forecast and any official warning. It is an estimate for the town, not an official warning, and streets can flood before the river reaches a flood mark.

Where does this come from and how often does it update?

River readings come from the Department of Irrigation's gauges, roughly once an hour, and this page checks for new ones every minute. This site is independent and not an official warning service: follow the Disaster Management Centre and call 117 in an emergency.

Is Akuressa flooding?

Akuressa, Matara

Akuressa flood risk right now: Minor flood. This is an estimate based on the Panadugama gauge on the Nilwala Ganga (2.4 km away), which read 21.2 ft as of Tue, 27 Oct, 2:04 am (Sri Lanka time).

Reading at 2:04 am · 41 min ago

Minor flood

21.2 ft

Next hour

River rising slowly

Next 24 hours

Risk stays high

Leave low areas near the river

Experimental estimate. There is no river gauge in Akuressa; this uses Panadugama, 2.4 km away, plus rain at the town and official warnings.

Call 117 Matara DMC office

Details

How this estimate works

· Starts from the river gauge's own level and forecast, the same as the gauge page.
· Heavy rain here (50 mm in 6 hours or 100 mm in 24 hours) raises it by one step, never more.
· Your own street level, if you set one, and official warnings can raise it further.
· It never says flooding is happening: only a measurement can show that.

Why

Nilwala Ganga at Panadugama is 21.2 ft, rising (at minor flood level)
54 mm of rain in the last 24 hours

Your river

Panadugama

Nilwala Ganga · 2.4 km away

Minor flood21.2 ft2:04 am

Thalgahagoda

Nilwala Ganga · 12 km away

Alert4.9 ft

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Based on: Panadugama gauge on the Nilwala Ganga, 2.4 km away

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Rain in Akuressa

Moderate rain in the last 24 hours (54 mm). Moderate rain expected this afternoon, about 22 mm in the next 24 hours.

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Official flood map

In the Irrigation Department's maps of past floods (Nilwala Ganga 2017), these Grama Niladhari divisions around Akuressa were partly or fully under water:

Yakabedda2017
Akuressa2017
Thibbotuwawa2017
Imbulgoda2017
Poramba2017
Thibbotuwawa North2017

This shows where a past flood reached, not a flood now. A bigger flood can go further.

Flood maps: Irrigation Department of Sri Lanka

Flood help and phone numbers

Common questions

Is Akuressa flooding now?: Akuressa flood risk right now: Minor flood. This is an estimate based on the Panadugama gauge on the Nilwala Ganga (2.4 km away), which read 21.2 ft as of Tue, 27 Oct, 2:04 am (Sri Lanka time).
Will Akuressa flood in the next hour?: Akuressa flood risk right now: Minor flood. This is an estimate based on the Panadugama gauge on the Nilwala Ganga (2.4 km away), which read 21.2 ft as of Tue, 27 Oct, 2:04 am (Sri Lanka time). In the next hour the Nilwala Ganga at Panadugama could rise to about 21.3 ft (21.1–21.6 ft). This is a forecast for the river, not an official warning, and streets can flood before the river reaches a flood mark.
How is the flood risk for Akuressa worked out?: From the nearest river gauge ({gauge}, 2.4 km away), recent and expected rain, the gauge's forecast and any official warning. It is an estimate for the town, not an official warning, and streets can flood before the river reaches a flood mark.
Where does this come from and how often does it update?: River readings come from the Department of Irrigation's gauges, roughly once an hour, and this page checks for new ones every minute. This site is independent and not an official warning service: follow the Disaster Management Centre and call 117 in an emergency.

Nilwala Ganga · Sources: Department of Irrigation gauges, Open-Meteo rain, Disaster Management Centre warnings.