Where does the reservoir information come from?

From the Irrigation Department's daily reservoir sheet and the Mahaweli Authority's daily report. Both update about once a day, so check the date shown. This site is independent: for spill-gate warnings follow the Disaster Management Centre and call 117.

Basavakkulama Reservoir

Anuradhapura

Basavakkulama reservoir is not releasing water and is 53% full. Irrigation Department, 26 Oct.

Holding

As of 26 Oct · Checked 2 min ago

53%full

12.0 of 15.5 ft

3.5 ft below full

Mahaweli Authority: 43% (21 Oct)

Irrigation Department · 26 Oct

Release now

Not releasing water

Outlet gates 0 cusecs

Irrigation Department · 26 Oct

Rain, day before: 0 mm; Irrigation Department · 26 Oct
Holds when full: ~2.1 million m³; Irrigation Department · 26 Oct
Source: Irrigation Department · 26 Oct Mahaweli Authority · 21 Oct

Recent days

History starts 23 Oct. The trend chart appears after 3 days, check back.

Fri 23
75%
No data
Sat 24
75%
No data

Water depth, % of full supply · Released downstream

Where the water goes

No river gauge of ours is directly below this reservoir.

Figures from the daily Irrigation Department and Mahaweli Authority reports. A blank there shows here as “no data”, never zero.

Common questions

Is Basavakkulama releasing water?: Basavakkulama reservoir is not releasing water and is 53% full. Irrigation Department, 26 Oct.
Where does the reservoir information come from?: From the Irrigation Department's daily reservoir sheet and the Mahaweli Authority's daily report. Both update about once a day, so check the date shown. This site is independent: for spill-gate warnings follow the Disaster Management Centre and call 117.