Chembarambakkam Lake

Location	Kanchipuram district, Tamilnadu, South India
Coordinates	13.01158°N 80.06063°E / 13.01158; 80.06063
Lake type	Reservoir
Primary outflows	Adyar River
Basin countries	India
Surface area	3,800 acres (15 km2)

Chembarambakkam lake (Tamil: செம்பரம்பாக்கம் ஏரி ) is a lake located in the Kanchipuram district of India, about 40 km from Chennai, South India. It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs from where water is drawn for supply to Chennai City, the other one being the Puzhal Lake. The Adyar River originates from this lake. A part of water supply of the metropolis of Chennai is drawn from this lake.

• The Full Tank Level is 85.40 ft (26.03 m).
• The Full Capacity (mcft) of the lake is 3,645 million ft³ (103 million m³).
• The Level of the tank in feet is 75.60 ft (23.04 m).

However, acute sedimentation has eaten more than 40% of its water holding strength. There is an old Shiva temple located here.^{[citation needed]}

Pipelines

There are two pipelines existing from the lake's water treatment plant. The existing pipeline on Poonamallee Bypass Road has the capacity to convey only half of the 530 million litres that can be treated at the plant. In 2012, Chennai Metrowater started evaluating the feasibility of laying a third pipeline with a diameter of about 2,000 mm from the Chembarambakkam water treatment plant at a cost of 450 million, which will run parallel to the existing one for over 6.5 km.

See also

• Puzhal lake
• Birding in Chennai

Chembarambakkam Lake

Chembarambakkam tank. Drinking water provider of chennai

Watch tower

16-lock view of chembarambakkam tank

Main 5-lock view of chembarambakkam tank

Water gushing out of tank when water released during the sep-oct of 2011

Water gushing out of tank when water released during 2011