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| name = Pookode Lake<br />
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| alt = View of Pookode lake<br />
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| location = [[Pookode]], [[Wayanad District]], [[Kerala]]<br />
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| website = http://wayanadtourism.org/explore<br />
| reference = <ref>{{cite web |title=Pookode Lake, Wayanad, Pookode Lake Boating Time & Ticket Charge - Wayanad.com |url=https://www.wayanad.com/pages/pookode-lake |website=www.wayanad.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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[[File:Fish from pookot fish hatchery (4).JPG|thumb|Hatchery at Pookode Lake]]<br />
'''Pookode Lake''' is a scenic freshwater [[lake]] in the [[Wayanad]] district in [[Kerala]], [[South India]]. A major tourist destination in the district, Pookode is a natural freshwater lake nestling amid evergreen forests and mountain slopes at an altitude of 770 meters above sea level. It is 15&nbsp;km away from [[Kalpetta]]. It is the smallest and highest altitude freshwater lake in Kerala.<br />
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==Origin==<br />
[[Panamaram]], the rivulet which ultimately becomes [[Kabani River]], originates from the Pookode lake.<ref>{{cite web|title=Waynad: Rivers | url=http://wayanad.nic.in/river.htm | work=Waynad District website | publisher=Collectorate, Wayanad, Kerala State | access-date=22 December 2011}}</ref> It is spread across an area of 8.5 hectares and with a maximum depth of 6.5 metres.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lakes and Islands|url=http://www.keralatourism.org/wayanad/lakes-islands.php}}</ref> Lying 3&nbsp;km south of Vythiri town, the lake is one of the most popular tourist spots in Wayanad.<br />
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==Features==<br />
The lake has the natural shape of India's map in aerial view. This perennial fresh water lake, nestled among wooded hills, is only one of its kind in Kerala. [[Pethia pookodensis]], is a species of cyprinid fish known to occur only in Pookode Lake. The lake has abundance of blue lotus and fresh water fishes. Boating facilities are also there. The forests surrounding the lake hold many wild animals, birds and flies. There are groups of [[Nymphaeaceae|Blue water lily flowers]] scattered here and there in the lake. In the entrance there is a handicraft shop where you can buy everything like handmade soap, Ayurvedic medicinal products, crafts etc.<br />
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==Administration==<br />
The lake is under the South Wayanad forest division and run by District Tourism promotion council. Boating facilities, children's park, handicrafts and spices emporium and fresh water aquarium are among the tourist attractions here.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://wayanad.nic.in/gallery01.htm | title = Waynad Gallery | work=Waynad District website | publisher=Collectorate, Wayanad, Kerala State | access-date=22 December 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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File:Pookot Lake1.jpg|Boats on the lake<br />
Pookode lake aquarium fishes.jpg|A view from Lake Aquarium <br />
Childrens Park near Pookode Lake.jpg|Children's Park near Pookode Lake<br />
Pookode Lake Boating.jpg| Pookode Lake Boating<br />
File:Pookot Lake2.jpg|Lake View<br />
Riverkingfisher by irvin DSCN0146.JPG|[[Kingfisher]] Attraction<br />
Blue water lillys from pookote lake wayanad.JPG|[[Nelumbo nucifera|Water lilies]] at Pookode Lake<br />
Pookode Lake - Entry area snap 0098.JPG|Ticket Counter<br />
Flower in Pookode lake.jpg|[[Nelumbo nucifera|Water lilies]] at Pookode Lake<br />
File:Pookod Lake.ogv|Video<br />
File:Pookkode Temple.jpg|Temple on the lake<br />
File:Pookkottu_lake_summer.jpg|in the summer<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category|Pookode Lake}}<br />
*[http://wayanad.nic.in/gallery01.htm Photos of Pookode Lake]<br />
{{Waters of South Asia}}<br />
{{Tourism in Kerala}}<br />
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{{Wayanad}}<br />
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[[Category:Lakes of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Articles containing video clips]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of Wayanad district]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Wayanad district]]<br />
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