HydroLAKES lake · #180097
Ulpota Wewa
Natural lakeSri LankaAsia 59 m
Surface area
9,45km²
Avg depth
3,6m
Volume
33,56km³
Shoreline
27,7km
Administrative coverage
4 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- KotaveheraKurunegala · Sri Lanka3.45 km²36.6% of lake
- NawagattegamaPuttalam · Sri Lanka2.55 km²27.1% of lake
- GalgamuwaKurunegala · Sri Lanka1.96 km²20.9% of lake
- AmbanpolaKurunegala · Sri Lanka1.45 km²15.4% of lake
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
1 distinct species · 1 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
9,45km²
Avg depth
3,6m
Volume
33,560km³
Watershed
537km²
Shoreline
27,7km
Shore dev. idx
2,54
Residence time
40days
Elevation
59m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.