💧 Bowatenna Dam

Sri Lanka · Asia · 7.67°N, 80.67°E

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The Bowatenna Dam is a 100 ft (30 m) high gravity dam at Bowatenna, in Central Province of Sri Lanka. The dam was built in June 1981, and is used primarily for irrigation. A 40 MW power station is also constructed 5,800 ft (1,800 m) downstream, for hydroelectric power generation.

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Quick facts

CountrySri Lanka
Continent / regionAsia
Coordinates (approx.)7.67°N, 80.67°E · view on map

Bowatenna Dam is located in Sri Lanka, in Asia.

More hydroelectric power stations in Sri Lanka

Kotmale Dam · Randenigala Dam · Rantembe Dam · Udawalawe Dam · Uma Oya Hydropower Complex · Upper Kotmale Dam · Victoria Dam (Sri Lanka).

Coordinates approximate. Introduction & image: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached 30 days; the page renders even if the feed is momentarily unreachable.

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