Muthuiyankaddu Kulam

Muthuiyankaddu Kulam முத்துஐயன்கட்டு குளம்
Muthuiyankaddu Kulam Location within Northern Province
Location	Northern Province
Coordinates
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).