Pulhal Lake

Pulhal Lake
Redhils Lake
Location of the lake within Tamil Nadu
Location of the lake within Tamil Nadu
Pulhal Lake
LocationRed Hills, Chennai, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates13°10′00″N 80°10′17.5″E / 13.16667°N 80.171528°E / 13.16667; 80.171528
TypeReservoir
Primary inflows9607 (cusecs) Highest
Primary outflows5470 (cusecs) Highest
Basin countriesIndia
Built1876
Surface area4,500 acres (18 km2)
Average depth50.20 feet (15.30 m)
Water volume3,300 million cubic feet (93×10^6 m3; 76,000 acre⋅ft)
SettlementsChennai, Tamil Nadu

Pulhal Lake, or Pulhal aeri, sometimes spelled Puzhal lake and also known as the Red Hills Lake, is located in Red Hills, Chennai, India. It lies in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu state. It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs that supply water to Chennai City, the other one being the Chembarambakkam Lake and Porur Lake.

The full capacity of the lake is 3,300 million ft3 (3.3 Tmc ft or 93446 million litres).[1]