Chembarambakkam Lake

Chembarambakkam Lake செம்பரம்பாக்கம் ஏரி
Watch tower in the lake
Location	Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, South India
Coordinates
Type	Reservoir
Primary outflows	Adyar River
Basin countries	India
Surface area	3,800 acres (15 km2)
Settlements	Chennai

Chembarambakkam lake, is a lake located near Chennai in Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu, India, about 40 km from Chennai. 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. Chembarambakkam was known as Puliyur Kottam. It is one of the 24 kottams (villages) that existed even during the later Chola period in Thondai Mandalam which had Kanchipuram as its headquarters.

• The Full Tank Level is 85.40 ft (26.03 m).
• The Full Capacity (mcft) of the lake is 3,645 million ft³ (108million 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 ancient Shiva temple located here.

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 ₹ 650million, which will run parallel to the existing one for over 6.5 km.

See also

• Puzhal lake
• Water management in Chennai
• Birding in Chennai

Gallery

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  Chembarambakkam tank. Drinking water provider of chennai

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  16-lock view of chembarambakkam tank

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  Main 5-lock view of chembarambakkam tank

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

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  Water gushing out of tank when water released during 2011