Wetlands in coimbatore

 Wetlands provide us with great opportunities for bird watching. Wetlands with ample water provide sustenance for a variety of plants, insects, amphibians, mollusc fish and consequently for wetland birds which feed on them. Many wetlands are home to several resident birds and when they are full, they provide for local migrant species of birds and winter visitors from abroad. Here is alist of water bodies located in and around Coimbatore.

River Noyyal Basin Wetlands

System Tanks

There are 31 wetlands in the River Noyyal Basin fed by the river. They are also known as System Tanks in Public Works Department (PWD).

1. Ukkulam Lake
2. Sottaiyandi Kuttai Lake
3. Ganganarayananasamudharam Lake
4. Puttuvikki Lake (aka Sundakkamuttur Lake)
5. Senkulam (Kuniyamuthur Lake)
6. Kuniyamuthur Small Lake
7. Kurichi Lake
8. Coimbatore Big Lake
9. Valankulam
10. Pudukulam (Vedapatti Lake)
11. Kolarampathy Lake
12. Narasampathy Lake
13. Krishnampathy Lake
14. Selvampathy Lake
15. Muthannankulam (aka Kumarasamy Lake)
16. Selvachinthamani Lake
17. Vellalore Lake
18. Singanallur Lake
19. Pallapalayam Lake
20. Kannampalayam Lake
21. Irugur Lake
22. Achankulam (aka Neelambur Lake)
23. Sulur Big Lake
24. Sulur Small Lake
25. Samalapuram Lake
26. Semmandampalayam Lake
27. Andipalayam Lake
28. Mannarai Lake
29. Mudalipalayam Lake
30. Anaipalayam Lake
31. Kathanganni Lake

Non-System Tanks

 

There are 16 rain fed Non-system tanks in the River Noyyal Basin. Nine of them are given below.

1. Sarkarperiyapalayam Lake
2. Kunnathur Lake
3. Kavuthampalayam Lake
4. Velliraveli Lake
5. Mandrakkarai Lake
6. Athiyur Lake
7. Dhalavaipalayam Lake
8. Puthurpallapalayam Lake
9. Punjaipalatholuvu Lake

Information courtesy: http://www.coimbatorewetlands.org/