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. Note: Lakes grow and shrink due to

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, releases, and diversions. For this reason, many of the surface areas tabulated below are very approximate. For reservoirs, the areas at maximum water storage are indicated. Reservoirs used for

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are seldom allowed to reach maximum storage. Coimbatore *

Singanallur Lake Singanallur Lake is a lake in Singanallur, Coimbatore, South India. It is spread over an area of and has an average depth of . It is one of the 9 large lakes in the city. Hydrography The lake is fed by canals derived from Noyyal river. The la ...

Valankulam Lake Ukkadam-Valankulam Lake is one of the lakes in Coimbatore, South India. It is situated between Trichy Road and Sungam bypass road connecting with Ukkadam A railway track connecting Coimbatore Junction and Podanur passes over the lake. Various ...

* Perur Lake *

Ukkadam Big Lake Ukkadam is a part of Townhall locality in the core part of the city of Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. Ukkadam Bus Terminal, which is one of the seven major bus stands in the city, is located in this neighborhood. Ukkadam is famous for its Fish ...

* Kumaraswamy Lake * Sengulam Lake * Periyakulam Lake * Narsampathi lake Erode * Gani Ravuthar Lake * Karuvilparai Lake * Periyasadayampalayam Lake * Muthampalayam Lake * Kadayampatti Lake * kavilipalayam Lake Karur * Dhathampalayam Lake * Panjappatti Lake * Velliyanai Lake Cuddalore *

Wellington Lake Wellington Lake is a lake situated in the Keelachiruvoi and Pulivalam Villages,(Near Tittakudi) Tittakudi taluk of the Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second-largest lake in Tamil Nadu after the Veeranam Lake, whi ...

Veeranam Lake Veeranam Lake (Veeranarayanapuram Lake) is located SSW in Cuddalore district in the state of Tamil Nadu in South India 1 km (0.62 mi) from Kattumannarkoil. It is located from Chennai, India. It is one of the water reservoirs from where wate ...

* perumal nayakan lake Villupuram *Thirukovilur lake Kaliveli Lake * Padur lake * Vilandai lake Vellore * Saduperi Lake * Melmonavoor Kadaperi Lake * Melmonavoor Periyeri Lake Salem * Paniyeri lake *

Mookaneri Lake Mookaneri Lake, also called Kannankurichi Lake, is a lake in Kannankurichi, in the Salem Taluk of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, that covers an area of . It is located to the south of the Shevaroy Hills and is a major body of water in Salem. T ...

* Panamarathupatty lake * Yercaud Lake Kancheepuram (Kanchipuram) * Thirupulivanam * * Magaral * Sriperumpudur * Madhuranthagam * Chembarambakkam * Uthiramerur * Pallikaranai * Mamundur * Sirudavur (Sirudavoor) * Santhavellore lake* * Thirunelvelai Lake* * Ponneri Lake

Thiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai (Tamil: ''Tiruvaṇṇāmalai'' IPA: , otherwise spelt ''Thiruvannamalai''; ''Trinomali'' or ''Trinomalee'' on British records) is a city, a spiritual, cultural, economic hub and also the administrative headquarters of Tiruvanna ...

* Dhamal Lake* *Anukkavoor Lake* *Anapathur Lake* *Kilneli*

Namakkal Namakkal () is a special grade municipality and the headquarters of Namakkal district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the first ISO 14001-2004 certified municipality in Asia for environmental management, specifically the provision a ...

* Konneripatty Lake*

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