Will Salawa flood in the next hour?

Salawa flood risk right now: Alert. This is an estimate based on the Hanwella gauge on the Kelani Ganga (4.5 km away), which read 22.2 ft as of Tue, 27 Oct, 2:04 am (Sri Lanka time). In the next hour the Kelani Ganga at Hanwella should stay about the same (22.2–22.4 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 Salawa worked out?

From the nearest river gauge ({gauge}, 4.5 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 Salawa flooding?

Salawa, Colombo

Salawa flood risk right now: Alert. This is an estimate based on the Hanwella gauge on the Kelani Ganga (4.5 km away), which read 22.2 ft as of Tue, 27 Oct, 2:04 am (Sri Lanka time).

Reading at 2:04 am · 40 min ago

Alert

22.2 ft

Next hour

River steady

Next 24 hours

Risk stays high

Move valuables up, charge your phone

Experimental estimate. There is no river gauge in Salawa; this uses Hanwella, 4.5 km away, plus rain at the town and official warnings.

Call 117 Colombo 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

Kelani Ganga at Hanwella is 22.2 ft, rising slowly (at alert level)
55 mm of rain in the last 24 hours

Your river

Hanwella

Kelani Ganga · 4.5 km away

Alert22.2 ft2:04 am

Glencourse

Kelani Ganga · 9.9 km away

Alert49.2 ft

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Based on: Hanwella gauge on the Kelani Ganga, 4.5 km away

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Rain in Salawa

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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 Salawa were partly or fully under water:

Salawa2016, 2012, 1989
Kalu Aggala2016, 2012, 1989
Akaravita2016, 2012, 1989
Muruthagama2016, 2012, 1989
Suduwella 22016, 2012, 1989
Pahala Kosgama West2016, 2012, 1989
Kahatapitiya2016, 2012, 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 Salawa flooding now?: Salawa flood risk right now: Alert. This is an estimate based on the Hanwella gauge on the Kelani Ganga (4.5 km away), which read 22.2 ft as of Tue, 27 Oct, 2:04 am (Sri Lanka time).
Will Salawa flood in the next hour?: Salawa flood risk right now: Alert. This is an estimate based on the Hanwella gauge on the Kelani Ganga (4.5 km away), which read 22.2 ft as of Tue, 27 Oct, 2:04 am (Sri Lanka time). In the next hour the Kelani Ganga at Hanwella should stay about the same (22.2–22.4 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 Salawa worked out?: From the nearest river gauge ({gauge}, 4.5 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.