Reservoirs of Sri Lanka and their fisheries .
- Rome FAO 1988
- 128p.
Sri Lanka, a continental trpoical island of 65,000 km12, is reputed for its ancient irrigation reservoirs, constructed over the last 2000 years. The island, which is devoid of natural lakes has 3 ha of artificially created lentic waters for every km2. These reservoirs are mostly confined to the dry zone which receives less than 187 cm of rainfall per annum.
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