Will Kitulgala flood in the next hour?

Kitulgala flood risk right now: Normal. This is an estimate based on the Kithulgala gauge on the Kelani Ganga (under 1 km away), which read 7.7 ft as of Tue, 27 Oct, 3:08 am (Sri Lanka time). In the next hour the Kelani Ganga at Kithulgala could rise to about 7.8 ft (7.4–8.1 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 Kitulgala worked out?

From the nearest river gauge ({gauge}, under 1 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 Kitulgala flooding?

Kitulgala, Kegalle

Kitulgala flood risk right now: Normal. This is an estimate based on the Kithulgala gauge on the Kelani Ganga (under 1 km away), which read 7.7 ft as of Tue, 27 Oct, 3:08 am (Sri Lanka time).

Reading at 3:08 am · 21 min ago

Normal

7.7 ft

Irrigation Department has issued a flood warning for Kelani Ganga

Next hour

River rising slowly

Next 24 hours

Small chance the river reaches alert level in about 5 h

Experimental estimate from the Kithulgala river gauge, plus rain at the town and official warnings.

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 Kelani Ganga
Kelani Ganga at Kithulgala is 7.7 ft, falling (normal)
Small chance Kithulgala reaches alert level in about 5 hours
70 mm of rain in the last 24 hours

Your river

Kithulgala

Kelani Ganga · under 1 km away

Normal7.7 ft3:08 am

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Based on: Kithulgala gauge on the Kelani Ganga, under 1 km away

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Rain in Kitulgala

Heavy rain in the last 24 hours (70 mm). Moderate rain expected early this morning, about 17 mm in the next 24 hours.

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Reservoirs upstream

Official flood map

None of the Grama Niladhari divisions around Kitulgala is in the Irrigation Department's maps of past floods on the Kelani Ganga (2016 major flood, 2012 minor flood, 1989 critical flood). Low spots can still flood.

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 Kitulgala flooding now?: Kitulgala flood risk right now: Normal. This is an estimate based on the Kithulgala gauge on the Kelani Ganga (under 1 km away), which read 7.7 ft as of Tue, 27 Oct, 3:08 am (Sri Lanka time).
Will Kitulgala flood in the next hour?: Kitulgala flood risk right now: Normal. This is an estimate based on the Kithulgala gauge on the Kelani Ganga (under 1 km away), which read 7.7 ft as of Tue, 27 Oct, 3:08 am (Sri Lanka time). In the next hour the Kelani Ganga at Kithulgala could rise to about 7.8 ft (7.4–8.1 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 Kitulgala worked out?: From the nearest river gauge ({gauge}, under 1 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.

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