Ooty Lake

Ooty Lake
Ooty Lake
Ooty Lake
Location Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates 11°24′22″N 76°41′18″E / 11.4061°N 76.6882°E / 11.4061; 76.6882Coordinates: 11°24′22″N 76°41′18″E / 11.4061°N 76.6882°E / 11.4061; 76.6882
Lake type Artificial lake
Basin countries India
Max. length 2.5 km[1]
Max. width 140 m[2]
Surface area 3.885 sq. km[2]
Surface elevation 2220 m
Settlements Ooty
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Ooty lake is located in Ooty of Nilgiris district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It covers an area of 65 acres.[3] The Boat house established alongside the lake, which offers boating facilities to tourists, is a major tourist attraction in Ooty.

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History

Ooty lake is an artificial lake constructed by John Sullivan, the first collector of Ooty in 1824. The water flowing down mountain streams in the Ooty valley were dammed to form the lake. The lake became empty on three occasions when it breached its embankments. The lake was originally intended to be used for fishing purposes with ferries being used to move across the lake. It gradually shrunk from its original size giving place to the current bus stand race course, and the lake park The present lake extends up to the Ooty market.[4] The Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation on behalf of the Tourism Department took the possession of the lake in the year 1973, for implementing boating facilities as a tourist attraction.[3]

Features

The lake is surrounded by groves of Eucalyptus trees with a railway line line running along one bank.[2] During summer season in May, boat races and boat pageantry are organised for two days at the lake.[4][5]

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Boat house

The boat house, which adjoins the lake was opened by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC).[2] Boating is the prime attraction at the lake.[1] The boat house offers boating facilities with Paddle boats, Row boats, and Motor boats.[6] It also features a garden,[6] a mini train and an amusement park.[3] The other notable features include a canteen run by the TTDC and pony rides in front of the boat house.[2]

Setbacks

The lake has had continuous problems with rapidly proliferating weeds (water hyacinth). The officials of the Public Works Department (PWD), have been continually working to clean the lake of the weeds.[7]

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