Wet Zone
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The Wet Zone is a region in Sri Lanka characterized by heavy and consistent rainfall, averaging between 98 inches along the coast and over 150 inches in the highlands annually. This zone covers the southwestern part of the island, including the Central Highlands. The rainfall is well-distributed throughout the year, primarily from the southwest monsoon between May and September, and it is effective enough to maintain soil moisture.12
The Wet Zone's natural vegetation includes tropical wet evergreen forests in the lowlands and submontane and montane evergreen forests in the highlands. This region is also a primary area for tea and rubber cultivation. In contrast, the Dry Zone receives significantly less rainfall and experiences common droughts.3415
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Sri LankaDrainage…catchment is well within the Wet Zone, this river has a larger and less seasonally varied flow than the other Dry Zone rivers and so is a major asset for irrigation in the drier parts of the country (the Dry Zone includes the northern part of the country and much…
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…the ridge-and-valley country of the Wet Zone interior. Coconut is grown mainly in the hinterland of the western seaboard.
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