Muthuiyankaddu Kulam

Muthuiyankaddu Kulam
முத்துஐயன்கட்டு குளம் (Tamil)
Muthuiyankaddu Kulam Location within Northern Province
Location	Northern Province
Coordinates	09°12′07″N 80°36′31″E
Type	Artificial lake
River sources	Per Aru
Catchment area	66 sq mi (171 km2)
Managing agency	Department of Irrigation, Northern Provincial Council
Water volume	41,000 acre⋅ft (50,572,755 m3)

Muthuiyankaddu Kulam (Tamil: முத்துஐயன்கட்டு குளம் Muttu'aiyaṉkaṭṭu Kuḷam) is an irrigation tank in northern Sri Lanka, approximately 4 mi (6 km) north west of Oddusuddan.

History

The tank on Per Aru was earlier knowns as Muthu Rayan Kaddu Kulam and Man Malai. Restoration of the tank, which had a catchment area of 66 sq mi (171 km²), commenced in 1959.

By the late 1960s the tank's bund was 5,850 ft (1,783 m) long and 27 ft (8 m) high whilst the tank's storage capacity was 41,000 acre⋅ft (50,572,755 m³) and its water spread area was 3,100 acres (1,255 ha). There was a 500 ft (152 m) spill on the right bank. The left and right bank sluices were each 3 ft 3 in by 4 ft 6 in. By 2014 the tank was capable of irrigating 6,100 acres (2,469 ha).