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.

Sri Lanka Water LevelsLive river-gauge readings

Namal Oya Reservoir

Ampara

Namal Oya reservoir is not releasing water and is 31% full. Irrigation Department, 26 Oct.

Holding

As of 26 Oct · Checked 4 min ago

31%full

19.6 of 39.0 ft

19.4 ft below full

Irrigation Department · 26 Oct

Release now

Not releasing water

Outlet gates 0 cusecs

Irrigation Department · 26 Oct

Rain, day before: 18 mm; Irrigation Department · 26 Oct
Holds when full: ~53 million m³; Irrigation Department · 26 Oct
Source: Irrigation Department · 26 Oct

Recent days

Water depth, % of full supply
Released downstream · Release (cusecs)

History starts 23 Oct 2026.

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 Namal Oya releasing water?: Namal Oya reservoir is not releasing water and is 31% 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.