All 4 gauges normal · 2 not reporting · updated 12:13 am, 43 min ago
6 river gauges, upstream to downstream: Nawalapitiya, Peradeniya, Calidonia, Thaldena, Weraganthota and Manampitiya.
As of Tue, 27 Oct, 12:13 am (Sri Lanka time), all 4 reporting gauges on the Mahaweli Ganga are below their alert levels.
Upstream
Not reporting
Downstream (sea)
The Irrigation Department has mapped where past floods on the Mahaweli Ganga reached:
This shows where a past flood reached, not a flood now. A bigger flood can go further.
Gauge = what the gauge's sensor recorded. Satellite and forecast are estimates over the hills above each gauge. It can differ from the gauges.
The Irrigation Department has issued a minor flood warning for low-lying areas along the Mahaweli River within the Pasbage Korale…
Engineers in charge of the Upper Kotmale Reservoir have opened two spill gates on October 21 due to continuous heavy…
Flood warnings come mostly between November and December.
It’s October: floods are less common than in November, but they do happen.
Heavy rain has created a risk of minor flooding in low-lying areas along the Mahaweli River in Pasbage Korale; residents and road users should exercise extreme caution, and river-near residents should stay vigilant and take precautions.
Irrigation DepartmentPlaces on the map, from upstream to downstream