Upaar Lagoon
Lagoon in Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka
8°07′N 81°24′E / 8.117°N 81.400°E / 8.117; 81.400Upaar Lagoon is an estuarine lagoon in Batticaloa District, eastern Sri Lanka.
The lagoon is fed by a number of small rivers. It is linked to the sea by a narrow channel to the south.
The lagoon is surrounded by evergreen forest and scrubland. The land is used for subsistence fishing and some rice cultivation.
The lagoon has extensive mangrove swamps and some sea grass beds. The lagoon attracts a wide variety of water birds.
References
- S.W. Kotagama, Leonard Pinto and Jayampathi L. Samarakoon. "Sri Lanka" (PDF). Wetlands International. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
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Inland waters of Sri Lanka
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- Abhaya Wewa
- Beira Lake
- Bolgoda Lake
- Diyawanna
- Giant's Tank
- Giritale Tank
- Iranamadu Tank
- Kala Wewa
- Kandalama Reservoir
- Kandy Lake
- Konduwattuwana Wewa
- Lake Gregory
- Minneriya Tank
- Muthuiyankaddu Kulam
- Nachchaduwa wewa
- Parakrama Samudra
- Ratgama Lake
- Sembuwatta Lake
- Sorabora Wewa
- Tissa Wewa (Anuradhapura)
- Tissa Wewa (Tissamaharama)
- Vavuni Kulam
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reservoirs
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| Irrigation-only (incl. ancient tanks) |
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