| Pulhal Lake | |
|---|---|
| Redhils Lake | |
  Pulhal Lake | |
| Location | Red Hills, Chennai, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu |
| Coordinates | 13°10′00″N 80°10′17.5″E / 13.16667°N 80.171528°E |
| Type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | 9607 (cusecs) Highest |
| Primary outflows | 5470 (cusecs) Highest |
| Basin countries | India |
| Built | 1876 |
| Surface area | 4,500 acres (18 km2) |
| Average depth | 50.20 feet (15.30 m) |
| Water volume | 3,300 million cubic feet (93×106 m3; 76,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Settlements | Chennai, 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]