Will Ruwanwella flood in the next hour?

Ruwanwella flood risk right now: Alert. This is an estimate based on the Glencourse gauge on the Kelani Ganga (11 km away), which read 48.6 ft as of Tue, 27 Oct, 3:02 am (Sri Lanka time). In the next hour the Kelani Ganga at Glencourse could fall to about 48.1 ft (47.8–48.4 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 Ruwanwella worked out?

From the nearest river gauge ({gauge}, 11 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 Ruwanwella flooding?

Ruwanwella, Kegalle

Ruwanwella flood risk right now: Alert. This is an estimate based on the Glencourse gauge on the Kelani Ganga (11 km away), which read 48.6 ft as of Tue, 27 Oct, 3:02 am (Sri Lanka time).

Reading at 3:02 am · 28 min ago

Alert

48.6 ft

Next hour

River falling

Next 24 hours

Small chance the river reaches alert level in about 7 h

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Experimental estimate. There is no river gauge in Ruwanwella; this uses Glencourse, 11 km away, plus rain at the town and official warnings.

Call 117 Kegalle 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 Kelani Ganga
Kelani Ganga at Glencourse is 48.6 ft, falling (near alert level)
Small chance Glencourse reaches alert level in about 7 hours
73 mm of rain in the last 24 hours

Your river

Glencourse

Kelani Ganga · 11 km away

Normal48.6 ft3:02 am

Kithulgala

Kelani Ganga · 20 km away

Normal7.7 ft

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Based on: Glencourse gauge on the Kelani Ganga, 11 km away

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Rain in Ruwanwella

Heavy rain in the last 24 hours (73 mm). Moderate rain expected early this morning, about 8 mm in the next 24 hours.

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Official flood map

In the Irrigation Department's maps of past floods (Kelani Ganga 2016 major flood, 2012 minor flood, 1989 critical flood), these Grama Niladhari divisions around Ruwanwella were partly or fully under water:

Bopetta2016, 1989
Morawatta2016, 2012, 1989
Ruwanwella2016, 2012, 1989
Doranuwa2016, 1989
Imbulana2016, 1989

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 Ruwanwella flooding now?: Ruwanwella flood risk right now: Alert. This is an estimate based on the Glencourse gauge on the Kelani Ganga (11 km away), which read 48.6 ft as of Tue, 27 Oct, 3:02 am (Sri Lanka time).
Will Ruwanwella flood in the next hour?: Ruwanwella flood risk right now: Alert. This is an estimate based on the Glencourse gauge on the Kelani Ganga (11 km away), which read 48.6 ft as of Tue, 27 Oct, 3:02 am (Sri Lanka time). In the next hour the Kelani Ganga at Glencourse could fall to about 48.1 ft (47.8–48.4 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 Ruwanwella worked out?: From the nearest river gauge ({gauge}, 11 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.