Enamakkal Lake

Enamakkal Lake is a fresh water lake situated in Enamakkal of Thrissur District in Kerala State, India. The lake covers about 25 square kilometres. On western side of the lake, it is protected by a bund which was the brain child of Sakthan Thampuran. In his letter to the Collector of Malabar in 1802, he proposed a bund to control the salt water. The Keecheri River and Viyyoor River joins Enamakkal Lake.[1][2]

Enamakkal Lake
LocationThrissur District , Kerala
Basin countriesIndia
Surface area25 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
SettlementsThrissur

References
  1. "Political History of Modern Kerala by A. Sreedhara Menon". DC Books. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  2. "Gazetteer Of South India, Volume 1 By W. Francis, Page 362, 363". Mittal Publications. Retrieved 18 October 2012.


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