page_title: Norton Dam
section_title: Reservoir and power station
hierarchical_section_title: Norton Dam / Reservoir and power station
caption_attribution_description: English: This photo was taken as part of a photo project by Wikimedia Community User Group Sri Lanka, covering current/future hydroelectric dams (and its surroundings) in the Central and Sabaragamuwa provinces of Sri Lanka. User:Rehman handled the photography, while User:Azeez and User:PasinduBR handled the logistics/planning of routes. Description of photo: Norton Dam. Further information on the subject(s) of the photograph may be found in the category/ies of this file.
context_page_description: The Norton Dam is a gravity dam built across the Kehelgamu Oya, which is a major tributary to the Kelani River. The dam is built at Norton Bridge, in the Central Province of Sri Lanka.
context_section_description: The dam creates the relatively small Norton Reservoir, which is sustained by water from the Kehelgamu Oya, and water discharged from the Wimalasurendra Hydroelectric Power Station, which is located at the upstream side of the reservoir. The Wimalasurendra Power Station or the Norton Bridge Power station is fed from the reservoir at Castles Reigh about 2000 feet above the Norton Reservoir.
  Water from the Norton Reservoir is further channelled through a Tunnel through the rock strata and then by a couple of steel pipes penstock to the Old Laxapana Hydroelectric Power Station, located 3.8 km (2.4 mi) downstream at 06°55′07″N 80°29′30″E, 1.5 km (0.9 mi) northwest of Kiriwan Eliya. The power station consists of five hydroelectric generators, three of which are rated at 8.33 MW, and two of which are 12.50 MW. The first three and last two units were commissioned in December 1950 and December 1958, respectively.
caption: Details of the reservoir posted at the dam site.
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