Kantale Dam
The Kantale Dam (Sinhala: කන්තලේ වැව, romanized: Kantaḷe Wewa, Tamil: கந்தளாய் அணை, romanized: Kantaḷāy Aṇai) is a large embankment dam built in Kantale, Trincomalee District, Sri Lanka. It is 14,000 ft (4,267 m) long, and over 50 ft (15 m) high. The dam, used for irrigation, breached on 20 April 1986, killing more than 120 people. It has since been reconstructed. The dam impounds the Per Aru, a small river discharging into the Koddiyar Bay, at Trincomalee Harbour.
| Kantale Dam | |
|---|---|
Kantale Tank in May 2015 | |
Location of Kantale Dam in Sri Lanka | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Location | Kantale |
| Coordinates | 08°21′40″N 80°59′29″E |
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner(s) | Mahaweli Authority |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Embankment dam |
| Impounds | Per Aru |
| Height (foundation) | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Length | 14,000 ft (4,267 m) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Kantale Reservoir |
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