Tank cascade system
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tank-cascade-system-176-12685232
title:
Tank cascade system
text:
The tank cascade system is an ancient irrigation system spanning the island of Sri Lanka. It is a network of thousands of small irrigation tanks draining to large reservoirs that store rainwater and surface runoff for later use. They make agriculture possible in the dry-zone, where periods of drought and flooding otherwise make it difficult to support paddy fields and livestock. Originating in the 1st millennium BCE, the system was designated as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System
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encyclopedia
description:
Ancient irrigation system in Sri Lanka
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_cascade_system
date created:
2022-09-17T20:06:01Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T20:34:10Z
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