User:Citsamraj/sandbox/Krishnampathy Lake

Krishnampathy Lake is a part of the wetlands of River Noyyal Basin situated on the North-western part of Coimbatore city under the corporation limits.

The lake is surrounded by Sugarcane Breeding Institute on the North West, TNEB Substation on the North, Seeranaickenpalayam Road on the East and Vedapatti road on the South.

Inlets and Outlets
The lake receives water from the Noyyal River through the Chitrachavadi channel during monsoons and has two main feeder channels, Koilmedu and Karupparayan. The Karupparayan channel is the bigger one, it receives from the Marudamalai forest area and adjoining residential areas in the foothills. Apart from the above 3 inlets, there are 2 other sewage inlets from nearby residential areas.

There are three outlets to the lake, one surplus weir on the south Eastern portion and two Sluices located on Southern and Southern eastern portion of the lake. No of Outlets: 3 (1 Weir dam and 2 sluice)

Inlets and Outlets
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