Vembanad
Sign in to saveVembanad () is the longest lake in India, and the largest in the state of Kerala. The lake has an area of and a maximum length of .
Key facts
- Body of water.name
- Vembanad Lake
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- Kumarkom.jpg
- Body of water.caption
- Vembanad Lake
- Body of water.alt
- Houseboat idling on Vembanad Lake
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- India Kerala
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- Location of Vembanad Lake
- Body of water.inflow
- Achenkovil, Manimala, Meenachil, Muvattupuzha, Pamba, Periyar
- Body of water.outflow
- several canals
- Body of water.basin_countries
- India
- Body of water.islands
- Pathiramanal, Perumbalam, Pallippuram, Kumbalangi
- Body of water.cities
- Kottayam, Alleppey, Cochin, Cherthala
- Body of water.date flooded
- 1341 (likely)
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Geography and hydrography
- Tourism
- Houseboats
- Bird sanctuary
- Boat races
- Lake islands
- Inland transport
- Ecological importance
- See also
- References
- External links
Vembanad () is the longest lake in India, and the largest in the state of Kerala. The lake has an area of and a maximum length of .
Spanning three districts in the state of Kerala, it is known as Vembanad Lake in Kottayam, Vaikom, Changanassery, Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha, Punnappra, Kuttanadu and Kochi Lake in Kochi. Several groups of small islands including Vypin, Mulavukad, Maradu, Udayamperoor, Vallarpadam, and Willingdon Island are located in the Kochi Lake portion. Kochi Port is built around Willingdon Island and Vallarpadam island.