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{{Infobox lake<br />
|name=Singanallur Lake<br />
|lake=<br />
|pushpin_map=Tamil Nadu<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = Location of the lake within Tamil Nadu<br />
|caption=<br />
|location = [[Singanallur, Coimbatore|Singanallur]], [[Coimbatore]], [[India]]<br />
|coords={{coord|10|59|20.59|N|77|1|21.88|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
|inflow = [[Noyyal River|Noyyal river canal]]<br />
|outflow = <br />
|basin_countries = [[India]]<br />
|shore = {{convert|3.1|km|abbr=on}}<br />
|depth = {{convert|4.25|m|abbr=on}}<br />
|area = {{convert|1.153|km2|abbr=on}}<br />
|volume = {{convert|52,270,000|m3|cumi|abbr=on}}<br />
|cities = [[Coimbatore]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Singanallur Lake''' is a [[lake]] in [[Singanallur, Coimbatore|Singanallur]], [[Coimbatore]], [[South India]]. It is spread over an area of {{convert|1.153|km2|abbr=on}} and has an average depth of {{convert|4.25|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Singanallur">{{cite web|url=http://www.coimbatorecity.com/coimbatore-district-lakes/system-lakes/singanallur-lake.html|title=Coimbatore Singanallur lake|publisher=coimbatorecity.com|access-date=29 November 2015}}</ref> It is one of the 9 large lakes in the city.<br />
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==Hydrography==<br />
The lake is fed by canals derived from [[Noyyal river]]. The lake also receives water from Sanganur drain and sewage water. The water can be released through two sluice gates on the lake.<ref name="Singanallur"/> In 2010, pipes were laid to connecting the lake to [[Valankulam Lake]] to drain excess water during floods.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Activists-Blocking-Valankulam-tanks-outlet-can-flood-Coimbatore/articleshow/49751336.cms|title=Activists say blocking Valankulam lake can flood Coimbatore|newspaper=Times of India|date=12 November 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Fauna==<br />
{{Main|List of birds of Singanallur lake}}<br />
''[[Eichornia crassipes]]'' is the main aquatic plant species causing [[eutrophication]] of the lake. The insect species included four orders [[Orthoptera]], [[Coleoptera]], [[Hemiptera]] and [[Odonata]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.faunajournal.com/vol2Issue6/pdf/2-5-8.1.pdf|title=Studies on the nutritional constituents and the aquatic insect fauna|vauthors=Susheela P, Radha R |publisher=International journal of fauna|access-date=28 November 2015}}</ref><br />
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The lake supports a rich bio-diversity consisting of plankton, butterflies, resident and migratory birds. Various species of [[butterflies]] including [[common Mormon]], [[joker butterfly]], [[Glassy tiger butterfly|glassy tiger]] and [[plain tiger]] have been spotted in the lake.<ref name="life"/> Over 110 species of birds have been spotted in the lake. The [[spot-billed pelican]], [[painted stork]], [[Asian openbill|openbill stork]], [[ibis]], [[Indian spot-billed duck]], [[teal]] and [[black-winged stilt]] visit the lake during their migration. Various families of birds recorded include [[cormorants]], [[herons]], [[storks]], [[ibis]], [[kites]], [[ducks]], [[francolin]], [[crakes]], [[Jacanidae|jacanas]], [[plovers]], [[sandpipers]], [[terns]], [[doves and pigeons]], [[parakeet]], [[cuckoos]], [[owls]], [[Swift (bird)|swifts]], [[kingfishers]], [[bee-eaters]], [[Coraciidae|rollers]], [[Ramphastides|barbets]], [[woodpeckers]], [[larks]], [[swallows]], [[wagtails]], [[shrikes]], [[bulbul]], [[Petroicidae|robin]], [[Old World babbler|babbler]]s, [[warblers]], [[Old World flycatcher|flycatcher]]s, [[flowerpecker]], [[sunbirds]], [[munias]], [[Old World sparrow|sparrows]], [[Ploceidae|weavers]], [[myna]], [[Old World oriole|oriole]]s, [[drongos]] and [[crows]].<ref name="birds">{{cite journal|title=Birds of Singanallur lake, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu|last=L. Joseph Reginald, C. Mahendran, S. Suresh Kumar and P. Pramod|date=December 2007|work=Zoos' Print Journal|volume=22|pages=2944–2948|url=http://www.zoosprint.org/ZooPrintJournal/2007/December/2944-2948.pdf|format=PDF | issue=12|doi=10.11609/jott.zpj.1657.2944-8}}</ref><br />
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==Fishing==<br />
[[Fishing]] is carried out by local fishermen and enthusiasts. In the 2000s, due to encroachment and the fishes were infected with metals and pathogens from polluted waste water discharged from the sewage.<ref name="Singanallur"/><br />
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==Transport==<br />
A railway track connecting {{rws|Podanur}} and {{rws|Irugur}} passes over the lake.<ref name="Singanallur"/><br />
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==Environmental concerns==<br />
In 2006, the lake was encroached by [[water hyacinth]] and contaminated due to effluents released into the lake.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/30/stories/2006073022630300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204122158/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/30/stories/2006073022630300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 December 2007|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|title=Singanallur lake|date=2006-07-30|access-date=29 November 2015}}</ref> In 2014, [[Coimbatore Corporation]] unveiled a plan to clear the encroachments and use the lake for recreation. In January 2015, the lake was cleared and made ready for commercial tourism purposes.<br />
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==Recreation==<br />
Singanallur boat house was opened in 2005 and was closed in 2009 due to poor maintenance.<ref name="boats">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Without-boats-Coimbatores-Singanallur-boathouse-locked-again/articleshow/46631506.cms|title=Without boats, Coimbatore's Singanallur boathouse locked again|date=10 March 2015|newspaper=Times of India}}</ref> In 2014, after the [[Coimbatore Corporation]] plan to de-silt the lake, the boat house was renovated.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Singanallur-Boat-House-to-be-renovated-in-15-days/articleshow/44849969.cms|title=Singanallur boat house to be renovated|date=17 October 2014|newspaper=Times of India}}</ref> The [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] will introduce water sports and boating on the lake.<ref name="life">{{cite news|title=Singanallur making waves|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/singanallur-lake-making-waves/article6815437.ece|access-date=26 November 2015|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=23 January 2015}}</ref> Despite the increased inflow of tourists since renovation, tourists complain of unavailability of boats.<ref name="boats"/><br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Cormorants-Egrets-Singanallur Lake.JPG|Cormorant and egrets<br />
File:Little Grebe Singanallur Lake Coimbatore.jpg|[[Little grebe]]s<br />
File:Glossy Ibis.JPG|[[Glossy ibis]]es<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[List of birds of Singanallur lake]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist|2}}<br />
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{{Coimbatore}}<br />
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[[Category:Lakes of Coimbatore]]<br />
[[Category:Kaveri River]]</div>->MPGuy2824