Sri Lankan Rivers Explorer

45 rivers. One island. Choose a river, or search its name.

Discover the island

Find your river

Explore 45 rivers. Search English or available Sinhala and Tamil names.

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Sri Lanka and 45 mapped river coursesThe country outline and approximate river courses share one projection. Some rivers have disconnected sections or limited source coverage. Search and the directory offer keyboard alternatives.
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A closer look

Where will you explore?

Choose a river from the island or name list. Its path highlights automatically. Explore its mapped sections, available names and sources.

45 rivers to explore

Discover major rivers, highland tributaries and northern and eastern waterways from the name list.

Read the mapped course

A connected line can still cover only part of a river. Zoom in to compare branches and look for unmapped sections.

Follow the sources

Open the source links to see which river identity and mapped sections support each selection.

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River details

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