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| Parakrama Samudraya | |
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  Parakrama Samudraya | |
| Location | Polonnaruwa |
| Coordinates | 7°54′N80°58′E / 7.900°N 80.967°E /7.900; 80.967 |
| Type | reservoir |
| Catchment area | 75×10 |
| Basin countries | Sri Lanka |
| Surface area | 22.6×10 |
| Average depth | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Max. depth | 12.7 m (42 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 58.5 m (192 ft) |
Parakrama Samudra (or King Parakrama's sea or the Sea of King Parakrama) is a shallowreservoir (wewa), consisting of five separate wewa (reservoirs) (thopa, dumbutulu, erabadu, bhu, kalahagala tanks) connected by narrow channels inPolonnaruwa,Sri Lanka.
The northernmost reservoir is the oldest and referred to asTopa wewa (Sinhalese wewa is almost equal to English word lake or reservoir, but used unique Sri Lankan technology) built around 386 AD.[1]The middle sectionEramudu wewa and the southernmost portion, at the highest elevation, isDumbutula wewa, both sections were added and the reservoir expanded during the reign of KingParâkramabâhu I.[2] This wewa (reservoir) was built under the quote "do not let even a drop of rainwater in this country to go to the sea without use". The wewa (reservoir) was so large it was called Samudhraya which means "the ocean".
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