Will Gintota flood in the next hour?

Gintota flood risk right now: Alert. This is an estimate based on the Baddegama gauge on the Gin Ganga (10 km away), which read 11.8 ft as of Tue, 27 Oct, 1:04 am (Sri Lanka time). In the next hour the Gin Ganga at Baddegama could rise to about 12.0 ft (11.9–12.1 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 Gintota worked out?

From the nearest river gauge ({gauge}, 10 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 Gintota flooding?

Gintota, Galle

Gintota flood risk right now: Alert. This is an estimate based on the Baddegama gauge on the Gin Ganga (10 km away), which read 11.8 ft as of Tue, 27 Oct, 1:04 am (Sri Lanka time).

Reading at 1:04 am · 46 min ago

Alert

11.8 ft

Next hour

River rising

Next 24 hours

Risk stays high

Move valuables up, charge your phone

Experimental estimate. There is no river gauge in Gintota; this uses Baddegama, 10 km away, plus rain at the town and official warnings.

Call 117 Galle 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

Irrigation Department has issued a flood warning for Gin Ganga
Gin Ganga at Baddegama is 11.8 ft, rising (at alert level)
50 mm of rain in the last 24 hours
30 mm of rain expected in the next 24 hours

Your river

Baddegama

Gin Ganga · 10 km away

Alert11.8 ft1:04 am

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Based on: Baddegama gauge on the Gin Ganga, 10 km away

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Rain in Gintota

Moderate rain in the last 24 hours (50 mm). Moderate rain expected early this morning, about 30 mm in the next 24 hours.

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Rain map

Did the streets near you get water today?

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River map

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Official flood map

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

Ukwatta West2017
Ukwatta East2017
Hegoda2017
Maha Hapugala2017
Kadurupe2017
Kurunduwatta 22017
Kedala2017
Niladeniya2017
and 2 more nearby

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

Flood help and phone numbers

Common questions

Is Gintota flooding now?: Gintota flood risk right now: Alert. This is an estimate based on the Baddegama gauge on the Gin Ganga (10 km away), which read 11.8 ft as of Tue, 27 Oct, 1:04 am (Sri Lanka time).
Will Gintota flood in the next hour?: Gintota flood risk right now: Alert. This is an estimate based on the Baddegama gauge on the Gin Ganga (10 km away), which read 11.8 ft as of Tue, 27 Oct, 1:04 am (Sri Lanka time). In the next hour the Gin Ganga at Baddegama could rise to about 12.0 ft (11.9–12.1 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 Gintota worked out?: From the nearest river gauge ({gauge}, 10 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.

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