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{{Infobox lake<br />
| name = Vynthala Lake<br />
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| pushpin_map = Kerala<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Vynthala lake within Kerala<br />
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| location = [[Vynthala]], [[Thrissur District]], [[Kerala]]<br />
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| type = [[oxbow lake]]<br />
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| basin_countries = India<br />
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| area = {{convert|7|ha|abbr=on}}<br />
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| elevation = {{convert|1800|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}<br />
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| cities = [[Mala, Kerala|Mala]]<br />
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'''Vynthala Lake''' ([[Malayalam]]: വൈന്തല തടാകം) is a natural oxbow lake found in [[Vynthala]], near [[Mala, Kerala|Mala]], [[Thrissur District]] of [[Kerala]]. It was formed from a "cutoff" of the [[Chalakudy River]] which flows near to it.<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Oxbow-lake-in-Chalakudy-to-receive-heritage-status/articleshow/20806038.cms<br />
|title=Oxbow lake in Chalakudy to receive heritage status<br />
|publisher=Times of India<br />
|accessdate=2014-07-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.mala.co.in/oxbow-lake-vynthala-mala-thrissur<br />
|title=Oxbow Lake Vynthala Mala Thrissur<br />
|publisher=Mala.com<br />
|accessdate=2014-07-05}}</ref> The lake is considered to be the only one naturally formed Oxbow lake in whole of [[South India]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIKRKO/2013/06/28&PageLabel=8&EntityId=Ar00803&ViewMode=HTML<br />
|title=Oxbow lake in Chalakudy to receive heritage status<br />
|publisher=Times of India<br />
|accessdate=2014-07-05}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The oxbow lake at Vynthala was identified in 1998 by a team of scientists led by Sunny George. Earlier the lake had a length of 2 kilometres, but now only about 200 meters remain as the rest of the area has been reclaimed. The total area of the lake is around 7 hectares. National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) and Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) are preparing a report to declare the lake as a Biodiversity Heritage Site (BHS).<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://www.today.in/Oxbow-lake-in-Chalakudy-to-receive-heritage-status<br />
|title=Oxbow lake in Chalakudy to receive heritage status<br />
|publisher=Today.in<br />
|accessdate=2014-07-05}}</ref><br />
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==References ==<br />
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[[Category:Oxbow lakes]]<br />
[[Category:Landforms of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of Thrissur district]]</div>->MPGuy2824