| Polgolla Barrage | |
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Polgolla Dam with all spillways open
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  Location of Polgolla Barrage in Sri Lanka | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Location | Polgolla, Central Province |
| Coordinates | 07°19′18″N 80°38′42″E / 7.32167°N 80.64500°E / 7.32167; 80.64500 |
| Purpose | Power |
| Status | Operational |
| Opening date | July 1976 (1976-07) |
| Owner(s) | Mahaweli Authority |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Barrage |
| Impounds | Mahaweli River |
| Height (foundation) | 14.6 m (48 ft) |
| Length | 144 m (472 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Polgolla Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 4,100,000 m3 (140,000,000 cu ft) |
| Active capacity | 2,100,000 m3 (74,000,000 cu ft) |
| Maximum length | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Maximum width | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Ukuwela Power Station | |
| Coordinates | 07°23′56″N 80°39′08″E / 7.39889°N 80.65222°E / 7.39889; 80.65222 |
| Operator(s) | Ceylon Electricity Board |
| Turbines | 2 × 20 MW |
| Installed capacity | 40MW |
| Website http://www.mahawelicomplex.lk/Poldam.html | |
The Polgolla Barrage (also erroneously known as the Polgolla Dam) is a barrage built across the Mahaweli RiveratPolgolla, in the Central ProvinceofSri Lanka. The barrage is used to increase the volume of water, for transfer to the hydroelectric power station located 8 km (5 mi) north, via penstock.[1][2]
Polgolla Reservoir Waterdrome operates a short distance upstream on the lake created by the barrage.
Water from the Polgolla Reservoir is transferred to the Ukuwela Power Station at 07°23′56″N 80°39′08″E / 7.39889°N 80.65222°E / 7.39889; 80.65222 (Ukuwela Power Station), near Ukuwela, via an 8 km (5 mi) long underground penstock. Water from the reservoir is transferred to the power station at a rate of 2,000 cu ft/s (57 m3/s).[2]
The power station at Ukuwela consists of two 20MW hydroelectric generators, totalling the plant capacity to 40MW. Both units were commissioned in July 1976. Water from the power station is discharged into the Amban River, a major tributary to the Mahaweli River, which then connects back to the Mahaweli River at a distance of approximately 140 km (87 mi) downstream of the Polgolla Barrage.[3][1]
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