Mi Oya

Mi Oya
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Saliyagama
Mouth
• location	Puttalam
• coordinates	08°05′44″N 79°48′37″E
• elevation	Sea level
Length	109 km (68 mi)
Discharge
• maximum	37 10^6 Sq.m

The Mi Oya is a 108 km (67 mi) long river, in Sri Lanka. It is the fifteenth-longest river in the country. It begins in Saliyagama and flows northwest, emptying into the Indian Ocean through Puttalam.

Its catchment area receives approximately 1,596 million cubic metres of rain per year, and approximately 3 percent of the water reaches the sea. It has a catchment area of 1,024 square kilometres.[1]

References

1. "Sri Lanka: Rivers". FAO. Retrieved 16 June 2019.