Emerald Lake is located near Emerald village in
the Nilgiris district in
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
,
India. It is located in a region called the ''silent valley'',
about 25 kilometers from the
Ooty
Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north west of Coimbatore and so ...
town.
Tourism
The lake is an important tourist and picnic spot in the region.
[ The lake is famous for a variety of fish in the lake and birds in the locale. It is also notable for the scenic sun rise and sun set views near the lake. The lake is surrounded by tea plantations where visitors can buy tea products.][
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See also
* Ooty Lake
Ooty lake is an artificial lake near Ooty in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, India. It covers an area of 65 acres. The boathouse on the lake is a major tourist attraction.
History
Ooty lake is an artificial lake constructed by John S ...
* Kamaraj Sagar Dam
The Kamaraj Sagar Dam (also known as Sandynalla reservoir) is in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu state in India. It is located at a distance of 10 km from the Ooty bus stand. It is a picnic spot and a film shooting spot on the slopes of ...
* Adam's fountain
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* Valley View, Ooty
Valley View is a tourist spot in Ooty, India. It is located on the Ooty Coonoor road (NH 67) at a distance of from Ooty bus stand and constitutes ward number 5 of the Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency. It has views over the Ketti valley, and is an ...
* Avalanche Lake, Ooty
Avalanche Lake (Avalanchi lake) is located 28 kilometers from Ooty in the Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu.
Etymology
The lake derived the name ''avalanche'' because of a huge landslide (avalanche) that occurred in the region in the early 1800s. ...
References
{{Tourism in The Nilgiris
Tourist attractions in Nilgiris district
Reservoirs in Tamil Nadu