Lakes in Coimbatore

Name	Description
Ooty Lake	The beautiful Ooty Lake is a favourite haunt of tourists. It was constructed in the year 1825, through the initiatives of Mr. John Sullivan, the Collector of Coimbatore. This lake was built in order to provide an irrigation tank to the people.
Singanallur Lake	Singanallur is a suburb of Coimbatore and has developing industries. The Inland Container Depot (ICD) in situated here. The village also has a lake. Arulmigu Sithalingeswar Temple is at a distance of 2 km from the Singanallur Police Station
Kodaikanal Lake	One of the main attractions for the tourists of Kodaikanal is the Kodai lake which is at a distance of 3kms from the bus stand. In 1863, Vera Levinge, a former District Collector of Madurai settled in Kodaikanal after his retirement. He was the man of resource and creative ideas for this lake. By spending his own money he converted the marshy land with several streams of lake by constructing a strong bund and brought boats from Tuticorin. It is reported that the foreign resident's even used to swim in the lake.

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