Name of wetland : Krishnampathi Lake
Location: Krishnampathy Lake is situated west of Coimbatore city on Thadagam to Thondamuthur road. The bund of the lake starts from the Sugarcane Breeding Institute and ends at TNEB sub station.
Latitude: 11° 00'17" N and Longitude: 76° 55'14" E
Size of wetland:
Catchment area: 27.600 Sq.miles
Water Spread area – 0.712 Sq.km
Length of the Bund – 950.00 M
Length of Surplus escape – 24.00
No. of Sluices – 2
FTL – 3.35
MWL – 4.25
TBL – 5.35
Capacity – 7.67 M.cft
Ayacut – 569.00 Acres
Depth – 11.00 Feet
Taluk – Coimbatore
Village – Telungupalayam
Inlet and outlets: The lake has two main feeding sources, Koilmedu and Karperayan and it also receives water from the Noyyal River through the Chitrachavadi channel. The Karperayan stream course is bigger one, when compared to the Koilmedu. The Karperayan drain comes from the Marudamalai forest area and directly joining the lake. Koilmedu receives water from the research farm area of Tamilnadu Agricultural University.
No of Inlets – 4 (1 from Chitrachavadi and three sewage inlets)
No of Outlets – 1 (1 Weir dam)
The lake is having one outlet in the form of masonry weir located under a bridge. The bridge is located on Thondamuthur to Thadagam road of the town. The length of the weir is 30 m with a height of 1.40 m.
Encroachments – Yes
25 acres of land is given to the TNAU during the British period. Northern part of the lake is encroached by TNEB and Corporation School Play ground to the extent of 15 acre. There are about 300 huts located in the foreshore area of the lake occupying about 3.00 acre. (Source: PWD/WRO, Bhavanisagar dam division, Irrigation sub division, Coimbatore)
Agriculture – Yes
Fishing – No
Educational Institutions:
Tamil Nadu Agriculture University (TNAU)
Roads:
Thondamuthur road touches on the Southern side and Siranaickenpalayam road on the eastern side.
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