Maduranthakam Lake

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Maduranthakam Lake
Maduranthakam aeri
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Location Maduranthakam, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates{{WikidataCoord}} – missing coordinate data
Type Artificial lake
Basin  countriesIndia
Surface area2,400 acres (970 ha)
SettlementsMaduranthakam

Maduranthakam Lake or Maduranthakam aeri, is a lake spread over 2400 acres in Maduranthakam, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, India. [1] [2]

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Geography

Maduranthakam aeri is an artificial lake and is the largest lake in the district of Chengalpattu and second largest lake in the state of Tamil Nadu. This lake with a live storage capacity of 16.08 MCM (million cubic meters) as on 2005 has been mentioned in the Government records as one of the oldest impounded lakes in the country since 1798 [3]

See also

Rejuvenation efforts at Madurantakam lake after many decades https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/rejuvenation-efforts-on-at-madurantakam-lake-after-many-decades/article65844111.ece

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References

  1. Venkatasubramanian, V. (9 November 2017). "No danger of breach at Madurantakam tank: officials". The Hindu. Chengalpattu: The Hindu. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  2. Madhurandhakam Lake Wikimapia
  3. Central water commission, New Delhi, Compendium of sedimentation of Reservoirs in India (2020), List of Reservoirs in India, Sl.no 290