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{{Infobox body of water<br />
| name = Ambattur aeri<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = ta<br />
| image = AmbatturEri Lake.JPG<br />
| caption = Ambattur Lake<br />
| image_bathymetry = <br />
| caption_bathymetry= <br />
|pushpin_map=Tamil Nadu<br />
| location = [[Ambattur]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]<br />
| coords = {{coord|13.10|N|80.14|E|region:IN-TN_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}<br />
| type = [[Reservoir]]<br />
| inflow = <br />
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| catchment = <br />
| basin_countries = India<br />
| length = <br />
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| area = {{convert|440|acre|abbr=on}} (water spread area)<ref>{{cite news <br />
| last = Lakshmi <br />
| first = K. <br />
| title = Three more lakes to be added to city’s drinking water sources<br />
| newspaper = The Hindu <br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| pages = 3<br />
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons<br />
| date = 26 November 2019<br />
| url = https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20191126/281642487021545<br />
| access-date = 2 January 2020}}</ref><br />
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| islands = <br />
| cities = Chennai<br />
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'''Ambattur aeri''', or Ambattur lake, is a rain-fed reservoir which reaches top levels during the [[monsoon]] seasons. In November 2008, incessant monsoon rain filled the lake and encroachments on the north and south banks of the lake were demolished. It also caters to the drinking water needs of the [[Chennai]] city after Poondi and [[Chembarambakkam Lake]].<br />
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Ambattur aeri is one of a chain of three water bodies, including the [[Korattur aeri]] and the [[Madhavaram aeri]], where surplus water from one is transported to another.<ref name="Hindu_ResidentsInLakeBeautification">{{cite news <br />
| last = Lakshmi <br />
| first = K. <br />
| title = Residents to have hand in beautification of Korattur lake <br />
| newspaper = The Hindu<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| publisher = The Hindu<br />
| date = 30 July 2013 <br />
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/residents-to-have-hand-in-beautification-of-korattur-lake/article4968680.ece<br />
| access-date = 18 Aug 2013}}</ref><br />
[[File:Ambattur lake at dry season.jpg|thumb|The lake as seen during a dry season]]<br />
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==Biodiversity==<br />
Ambattur lake, together with the [[Korattur lake]] and the [[Retteri lake]], is an important wildlife refuge in northern and western parts of [[Chennai]]. According to the Care Earth Trust, a city-based biodiversity research organisation, nearly 40 bird species are present in these lakes, including [[common tailorbird]], the [[purple-rumped sunbird]], and the migratory [[Asian openbill stork]].<ref>{{cite news <br />
| title = Soon, lakes in western suburbs will attract birdwatchers <br />
| newspaper = The Hindu<br />
| location = Chennai<br />
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons<br />
| date = 15 July 2018<br />
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/soon-lakes-in-western-suburbs-will-attract-birdwatchers/article24423150.ece<br />
| access-date = 20 October 2018}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Water management in Chennai]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Chennai topics}}<br />
{{Hydrography of Chennai}}<br />
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[[Category:Lakes of Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:Reservoirs in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
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