Kurunegala Lake


The Kurunegala Lake is situated within the municipality limit of Kurunegala Township which is the main urban centre in the North Western Province. The total catchment area of Kurunegala Lake is approximately 2 km2 and 38% of Kurunegala Lake catchment is located within KMC area while 62% is located outside KMC in the suburbs “Kurunegala Pradeshiya Sabha” (KPS).

Research Publications

Microcystin-LR Contamination Status and Physico-Chemical Water Quality Parameters of Five Selected Recreational Water Bodies in Sri Lanka
Author: P.C. Piyathilaka and P.M. Manage
Language: English
Year: 01/01/2017
Pages: 42
What drives the dominance and distribution of Cyanobacteria and Dinoflagellata in reservoirs of Sri Lanka?
Author: P. A. A. P. K. Senanayake, S. Kumburegama, C. S. Wijesundara and S. K. Yatigammana
Language: English
Year: 15/03/2021
Pages: 24
A Preliminary Study on Naegleria Species in Water Bodies of Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka
Author: JANS Gunarathna, D Iddawela and S Wickramasinghe
Language: English
Year: 02/10/2018
Pages: 10
Wastewater Agriculture in Kurunegala City, Sri Lanka
Author: Priyantha Jayakody, Indika Gunawardana, Sharika Guneratne, Alexandra Clemett and Priyanka Dissanayake
Language: English
Year: 01/01/2007
Analysis of Nutrients in Kurunegala Lake Sri Lanka
Author: A.T.A Peiris and N.P Miguntanna
Language: English
Pages: 5
Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) Technical Assistance for the Development of an Urban Adaptation Plan for Kurunegala
Language: English
Year: 01/05/2019
Pages: 36
Background Report: Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
Author: Rashika Nishshanka, Shyamalie de Silva, Alexandra Clemett, Priyanka Dissanayake, Priyantha Jayakody and Palitha Jayaweera
Language: English
Year: 01/01/2006
Pages: 49
Report on Water Quality Survey and Pollution in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
Author: Priyanka Dissanayake, Alexandra Clemett, Priyantha Jayakody and Priyanie Amerasinghe
Language: English
Year: 01/01/2007
Pages: 47
Environmental Health Issues Associated with the Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste in Kurunegala
Author: Fareena Ruzaik
Language: English
Pages: 3
Variation of Drinking Water Quality in Rural Areas of Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka
Author: K.A.K.A Samarasinghe, M.B Samarakoon
Language: English
Pages: 10

General Publications

Greater kurunegala water supply and sewerage project to benefit over 70,000 people
Language: English
Year: 18/08/2018
Pages: 1
PM opens integrated water supply system, sewerage project in Kurunegala
Author: Daily News
Language: English
Year: 11/08/2018
Pages: 1

Gallery

Kurunegala Lake

Videos

Kurunegala Lake Round

Data

Report on Water Quality Survey and Pollution in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka

This report in one in a series of project reports written by the Wastewater Agriculture and Sanitation for Poverty Alleviation in Asia (WASPA Asia) project.

Maps

Kurunegala Lake

Websites

Kurunegala Lake
Lake Round Kurunegala
Kurunegala Lake
Kurunegala Lake
Water Supply Disruptions to Occur in Parts of Kurunegala
Kurunegala Reservoir
Kurunegala Lake
Greater Kurunegala Water Supply & Sewerage Project

Local Institutes

Irrigation Department- Sri Lanka

Location: Colombo

Water Resource Board

Location: Rajagiriya

Municipal Council Kurunegala

Location: Kurunegala