Kelani River

Kelani River
Kelani River
	Kelani River, near Kitulgala
Native name	කැළණි ගඟ (Sinhala); Kelani Ganga (Sinhala); களனி கங்கை (Tamil); Kelani Gangai (Tamil);
Location
Country	Sri Lanka
Major cities	Kitulgala, Avissawella, Malabe, Colombo
Physical characteristics
Source	Horton Plains National Park
Mouth	Indian Ocean
• location	Colombo
• coordinates	06°58′44″N 79°52′12″E
Length	145 km (90 mi)
Discharge
• minimum	20–25 m3/s (710–880 cu ft/s); (dry season)
• maximum	800–1,500 m3/s (28,000–53,000 cu ft/s); (monsoon)

The Kelani River (Sinhala: කැළණි ගඟ) is a 145-kilometre-long (90 mi) river in Sri Lanka. The fourth-longest river in the country, it stretches from the Sri Pada Mountain Range to Colombo. It flows through or borders the Sri Lankan districts of Nuwara Eliya, Ratnapura, Kegalle, Gampaha and Colombo. The Kelani River also flows through the capital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, and provides 80% of its drinking water.

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