Buddhist Dictionary of Pali Proper Names by G P Malalasekera
Kānavāpī
Kānavāpī:A tank near the Cetiyagiri,given by Sena I.for the use of the monks there (Cv.l.72).Sena II.built a dam across it at Katthantanagara (Cv.li.73),and both Vijayabāhu I (Cv.lx.50) and Parakkamabāhu I (Cv.lxxix.34) restored it.