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).
- Ukkulam Lake
- Sottaiyandi Kuttai Lake
- Ganganarayananasamudharam Lake
- Puttuvikki Lake (aka Sundakkamuttur Lake)
- Senkulam (Kuniyamuthur Lake)
- Kuniyamuthur Small Lake
- Kurichi Lake
- Coimbatore Big Lake
- Valankulam
- Pudukulam (Vedapatti Lake)
- Kolarampathy Lake
- Narasampathy Lake
- Krishnampathy Lake
- Selvampathy Lake
- Muthannankulam (aka Kumarasamy Lake)
- Selvachinthamani Lake
- Vellalore Lake
- Singanallur Lake
- Pallapalayam Lake
- Kannampalayam Lake
- Irugur Lake
- Achankulam (aka Neelambur Lake)
- Sulur Big Lake
- Sulur Small Lake
- Samalapuram Lake
- Semmandampalayam Lake
- Andipalayam Lake
- Mannarai Lake
- Mudalipalayam Lake
- Anaipalayam Lake
- Kathanganni Lake
Non-System Tanks
There are 16 rain fed Non-system tanks in the River Noyyal Basin. Nine of them are given below.
- Sarkarperiyapalayam Lake
- Kunnathur Lake
- Kavuthampalayam Lake
- Velliraveli Lake
- Mandrakkarai Lake
- Athiyur Lake
- Dhalavaipalayam Lake
- Puthurpallapalayam Lake
- Punjaipalatholuvu Lake
Information courtesy:
http://www.coimbatorewetlands.org/
