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| location = [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry, India]]
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'''Ousteri Lake''' is a lake in the union territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. This lake is also called as '''Ossudu Lake''' as it is located in the village named Ossudu.

The lake extends to about 800 hectares in which 390 hectares lies in Puducherry and the rest in Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/ossudu-lake-bahour-tank-reach-full-level/article7951445.ece | title=Ossudu lake, Bahour tank reach full level | date=5 December 2015 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=16 February 2020 }}</ref> It is the largest lake of Puducherry.

== Bird sanctuary ==
Ousteri Lake is a man-made lake, which is considered as one of the important wetlands in Asia. Different species of [[migratory birds]] reside in this lake throughout the year, for which the lake gains significance from the IBA ([[Important Bird Area|Important Bird Areas]]).<ref>Islam, M.Z. & A.R. Rahmani (2004). Important Bird Areas in India: Priority sites for conservation. Indian Bird Conservation Network: Bombay Natural History Society and Birdlife International (UK).Pp.xviii+1133</ref> In 2008 Ousteri [[Wetland|wetlands]] in Puducherry was declared as a bird sanctuary,<ref name="Bird">{{cite web |title=Conservation of Ousteri lake in Puducherry - Draft Comprehensive Management Action Plan by SACON |url=https://www.indiawaterportal.org/articles/conservation-ousteri-lake-puducherry-draft-comprehensive-management-action-plan-sacon |website=www.indiawaterportal.org}}</ref> while the wetlands in Tamil Nadu was declared in 2015.<ref name="Ousteri">{{cite news |last1=Kumar |first1=B. Aravind |title=Oussudu lake, a fully protected wetland now |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/oussudu-lake-a-fully-protected-wetland-now/article7136253.ece |work=The Hindu |date=24 April 2015 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

== Tourism ==
The lake is one of the prominent tourist spot in Puducherry. The Puducherry Tourism Department Corporation has made a small boat club in the lake for tourists. The Puducherry government is proposing to make Ousteri as a National park. It also has proposed to set up telescopes to watch the birds and make the region as an eco tourism destination.<ref name="Pondy">{{cite web |title=Ousteri Lake - Lake Tourism in Pondicherry - Pondy Torism |url=http://www.pondytourism.in/iconics-innerpage.php?id=10&district=Puducherry&category=192 |website=www.pondytourism.in}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Hydrography of Puducherry}}

[[Category:Lakes of Puducherry]]

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