Red Hills Lake

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Cattle egrets at the edge of the Puzhal Eri
Red Hills Lake
Location Ponneri TalukThiruvallur district, Tamilndu
Coordinates 13°10′00″N 80°10′17.5″E / 13.1666667°N 80.171528°E / 13.1666667; 80.171528Coordinates: 13°10′00″N 80°10′17.5″E / 13.1666667°N 80.171528°E / 13.1666667; 80.171528
Lake type reservoir
Basin countries India
Surface area 4,500 acres (18 km2)

The Red Hills Lake,also called Puzhal Lake (Tamil: புழல் ஏரி) is located in Ponneri Taluk of Thiruvallur district, Tamilnadu, 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 Chembarambakkam Lake.

  • The full capacity of the lake is 3,300 million ft³ (93 million m³).

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