Poondi reservoir

Poondi Reservoir
Sathyamoorthy Reservoir
Poondi Reservoir is located in Tamil Nadu
Poondi Reservoir
Poondi Reservoir
Poondi Reservoir is located in India
Poondi Reservoir
Poondi Reservoir
LocationThiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates13°11′6″N 79°51′36″E / 13.18500°N 79.86000°E / 13.18500; 79.86000
TypeReservoir
EtymologyChennai Mayor Sathyamurthy
Primary inflows34887 cusecs
Primary outflows36484 cusecs
Basin countriesIndia
Built1944
Water volume3,231 million cubic feet (91.5×10^6 m3; 74,200 acre⋅ft)
SettlementsChennai, 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]

  1. ^ "Poondi (Tiruvallur Taluk) | Tiruvallur District | India". Retrieved 9 January 2021.