Veeranam Lake

Veeranam Lake
வீராணம் ஏரி (Tamil)
Sunset over Veeranam lake
Lake Veeranam
Location of the lake within Tamil Nadu
Location of the lake within Tamil Nadu
Veeranam Lake
LocationKattumannarkoil,[1] Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, South India
Coordinates11°20′10″N 79°32′40″E / 11.33611°N 79.54444°E / 11.33611; 79.54444
Lake typereservoir, intermittent
Primary inflowsvadavaru
Catchment area25 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Basin countriesIndia
Max. length11.2 km (7.0 mi)
Max. width4 km (2.5 mi)
Max. depth14.5 m (48 ft)
SettlementsKattumannarkoil
Veeranam Lake

Veeranarayanapuram Lake also Known as Veeranam Lake[2] is located 14 km (8.7 mi) SSW in Cuddalore district in the state of Tamil Nadu in South India 1 km (0.62 mi) from Kattumannarkoil. It is located 235 km (146 mi) from Chennai, India. It is one of the water reservoirs from where water is supplied to Chennai city. The lake has a capacity to store about 1,465 mcft of water (1.46 TMC). Though the level in the Veeranam lake has dipped to 323 million cubic feet (mcft), the same amount of 180 mld (million litres a day) was being drawn for supply to Chennai City.

  1. ^ "Veeranam Lake , Kattumannat koil, Cuddalore | Cuddalore District, Government of Tamilnadu | Sugar bowl of Tamil Nadu | India".
  2. ^ "Veeranam Lake , Kattumannat koil, Cuddalore | Cuddalore District, Government of Tamilnadu | Sugar bowl of Tamil Nadu | India".