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The Canyon Dam is a large
The dam creates the relatively small Canyon Reservoir, measuring at and in its longest length and width, respectively. The reservoir's primary source of water is the Maskeliya Oya, with additional water discharged from the Canyon HPower Station, located at the same site.
Water from the Canyon Reservoir is further transferred through a
arch-gravity dam
An arch-gravity dam or arched dam is a dam with the characteristics of both an arch dam and a gravity dam. It is a dam that curves upstream in a narrowing curve that directs most of the water pressure against the canyon rock walls, providing the ...
built across the Maskeliya Oya, upstream of the iconic Laxapana Falls
Laxapana Falls is high Senanayake 2004: 1 and the 8th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 625th highest waterfall in the world. It is situated in Maskeliya area in Nuwara Eliya District, about from Maskeliya town on Maskeliya-Norton Bridge road, ...
, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
. The associated power station plays a major role in the national power grid, due to its significant output.
The dam is surrounded by steel structures of the substation.
Reservoir and power station
The dam creates the relatively small Canyon Reservoir, measuring at and in its longest length and width, respectively. The reservoir's primary source of water is the Maskeliya Oya, with additional water discharged from the Canyon HPower Station, located at the same site.
Water from the Canyon Reservoir is further transferred through a penstock
A penstock is a sluice or gate or intake structure that controls water flow, or an enclosed pipe that delivers water to hydro turbines and sewerage systems. The term is inherited from the earlier technology of mill ponds and watermills.
H ...
to the New Laxapana Power Station, located downstream, at , northwest of Kiriwan Eliya
Kiriwan Eliya is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province, Sri Lanka, Central Province.
See also
*List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka
External links
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{{NuwaraEliyaDistrict-geo-stub
Populated places in Nuwar ...
. The power station consists of two hydroelectric generators of each. Both generators were commissioned in .
See also
*List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka
The following page lists most dams in Sri Lanka. Most of these dams are governed by the Mahaweli Authority, while the Ceylon Electricity Board operates dams used for hydroelectric power generation. Hydroelectric dams, including small hydros accou ...
* List of power stations in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's electricity demand is currently met by nine thermal power stations, fifteen large hydroelectric power stations, and fifteen wind farms, with a smaller share from small hydro facilities and other renewables such as solar. Most hydroe ...
References
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