Poondi Reservoir | |
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Sathyamoorthy Reservoir | |
Location | Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates | 13°11′6″N 79°51′36″E / 13.18500°N 79.86000°E |
Type | Reservoir |
Etymology | Chennai Mayor Sathyamurthy |
Primary inflows | 34887 cusecs |
Primary outflows | 36484 cusecs |
Basin countries | India |
Built | 1944 |
Water volume | 3,231 million cubic feet (91.5×10 6 m3; 74,200 acre⋅ft) |
Settlements | Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
Poondi Reservoir or Sathyamoorthy reservoir is the reservoir across Kotralai River in Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu state in India. It acts as the important water source for Chennai city which is 60 km away.[1]