Veeranam Lake
| Veeranam Lake | |
|---|---|
| வீராணம் ஏரி (Tamil) | |
Lake Veeranam | |
| Location | Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, South India |
| Coordinates | 11°20′10″N 79°32′40″E / 11.33611°N 79.54444°E |
| Lake type | reservoir, intermittent |
| Primary inflows | vadavaru |
| Catchment area | 25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | India |
| Max. length | 11.2 km (7.0 mi) |
| Max. width | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Max. depth | 14.5 m (48 ft) |
| Settlements | Kattumannarkoil |
Veeranarayanapuram Lake also Known as Veeranam Lake is located 14 km (8.7 mi) SSW in Cuddalore district in the state of Tamil Nadu in South India 1 km (0.62 mi) from Kattumannarkoil. It is located 235 km (146 mi) from Chennai, India. It is one of the water reservoirs from where water is supplied to Chennai city. The lake has a capacity to store about 1,465 mcft of water (1.46 TMC). Though the level in the Veeranam lake has dipped to 323 million cubic feet (mcft), the same amount of 180 mld (million litres a day) was being drawn for supply to Chennai City.