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{{Infobox lake<br />
| name = Fox Sagar Lake <br />
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| caption = Second biggest lake in hyderabad<br />
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| location = [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]<br />
| coords = {{coord|17.524|78.470|type:waterbody_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| type = [[reservoir]]<br />
| inflow = [[Musi River, India|Musi]]<br />
| outflow = [[Musi River, India|Musi]]<br />
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| basin_countries = India<br />
| pushpin_map = India Telangana<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Fox Sagar lake within Telangana<br />
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| area = {{convert|2|km2|acre}}<ref name="Hindu1"/><br />
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| max-depth = {{convert|33|ft|m}}<ref>{{cite news |date= 2017-10-12|title= Two more spells of rain will lift Osman Sagar, Himayat Sagar gates|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2017/oct/12/two-more-spells-of-rain-will-lift-osman-sagar-himayat-sagar-gates-1671668.html|language=en |work=[[The New Indian Express]]|location=Hyderabad |access-date=2018-11-17}}</ref><br />
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'''Fox Sagar Lake''', also '''Jeedimetla Cheruvu''' or '''Kolla Cheruvu''', is a manmade lake and was the largest waterbody in [[Secunderabad]].<ref name="TOI1"/> It was once spread over an area of {{convert|290|acre|km2|abbr=on}}. As of 2014, due to encroachment, it only occupied a surface area of {{convert|126|acre|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="JNTU"/> The lake which is located [[Jeedimetla]] near [[Kompally]] was built in 1897 by [[Mahbub Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VI]] and as per some sources the lake occupies a surface area of {{convert|2|km2|acre}} and some sources claim that it is the second biggest lake in Hyderabad and was a popular spot for picnics.<ref name="Hindu1"/><br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:GENERAL VIEW OF FOX-SAGAR LAKE IN 1897 A.D..jpg|thumb|235px|left|View of Fox Sagar Lake and its pump house in 1897]]<br />
[[File:WATER CONTROLLING TOMB OF FOX SAGAR LAKE.jpg|thumb|235px|right|The pump house at Fox Sagar Lake]]<br />
The lake was built in 1897 and was a major source of drinking water to residents of Secunderabad. The lake was built before the construction of [[Osman Sagar]] and [[Himayat Sagar]], were built in the Musi river. This lake was once linked to [[Hussain Sagar]] by a tributary of [[Musi River (India)|Musi river]].<ref name="TOI1"/><br />
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==Description==<br />
The lake is spread over an area of 2 &nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>http://www.soulhyd.org/articles/HydLakeHistory.pdf.pdf</ref> A stone structure built as pump house is still existing on the lake shore. However, the steel structures have rusted. As per some sources, the lake water was used for irrigation till few decades ago and the lake was also used for fishing. Today the water is unfit for consumption due to heavy pollution and its surface area has reduced to one third of its original size due to illegal encroachments by real estate developers. Fox Sagar lake is supposed to be the second most polluted lake in Hyderabad.<ref name="TOI1"/> Some efforts have been initiated by government agencies and volunteers to rejuvenate and clean Fox Sagar lake.<ref>{{cite news |date= 2017-02-08|title= Rejuvenating Fox Sagar lake|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/Rejuvenating-Fox-Sagar-lake/article17243819.ece|language=en |work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Hyderabad |access-date=2018-11-12}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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<ref name=JNTU>{{cite book |last1= C|first1=Sarala|last2=B |first2= Venkateswara Rao|title=HYDROLOGY AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cXCqCgAAQBAJ |access-date=2018-11-12|department= institute of Science & Technology, JNTU |date=2014-11-01|isbn=9788184249521}}</ref><br />
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<ref name=Hindu1>{{cite news |last= M. L.|first=Maitreyi Mellu |date= 2017-11-11|title= Efforts to restore Fox Sagar|url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/efforts-to-restore-fox-sagar/article20241010.ece|language=en |work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Hyderabad |access-date=2018-11-12}}</ref><br />
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<ref name=TOI1>{{cite news |last= Syed|first=Akbar|date= 2017-09-20|title= E120-yr-old Fox Sagar now dump for toxic chemicals |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/120-yr-old-fox-sagar-now-dump-for-toxic-chemicals/articleshow/60758714.cms|language=en |work=[[Times of India]]|location=Hyderabad |access-date=2018-11-12}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.bsap.in/wp-content/uploads/Pitta-March-2013.pdf A Report by PITTA]{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}<br />
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