Lake · Tamil Nadu

Kolavai Lake

36 m118 ft

Area: 5.67 km²
Tonight: 24°CHeavy rain · Wind 11 km/h SE

Kolavai Lake is a lake at 36 m above sea level in Tamil Nadu, India, 5.67 km² in area and 4.0 km long.

All facts

Surface elevation: 36 m
Length: 4.0 km
Shoreline: 12.3 km

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Lake

Kolavai Lake in numbers

Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.

Shoreline: 12.3 km≈3 h to walk around

3D map

Kolavai Lake 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 6 × 6 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Kolavai Lake terrain and contours

10 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 50 mShowing west → east through the centre

Kolavai Lake elevation profile

West → east through the centre

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.

Weather

Kolavai Lake weather

Today · Rain · 24 / 29°C (75 / 84°F) · 31.9 mm · Wind 11 km/h SE

Kolavai Lake forecast for about 36 m.

Today24°29°31.9 mm11 km/h SE
Sun24°27°24.5 mm15 km/h NE
Mon24°30°0.4 mm22 km/h NE
Tue26°30°–20 km/h N
Wed25°31°–19 km/h SW
Thu25°32°–14 km/h S
Fri25°32°–10 km/h SW
Sat24°32°0.4 mm10 km/h SE
Sun24°31°5.8 mm9 km/h E

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Kolavai Lake

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Kolavai Lake, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
1.7 km NNW
+2 more within 1.7 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 3

Place	Distance
Parking	1.7 km NNW
Parking	1.7 km N
Parking	1.7 km N

Slope

Share of the 6 × 6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 94% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

93.9%

Moderate, 15–30°

5.8%

Steep, 30–45°

0.3%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.0%

Steeper than 30°: 0.3% of the 36 km² view
Relief in view: 195 m low point 29 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 38.1%Built-up 17.1%Cropland 16.5%Water 13.9%Grassland 8.8%Shrubland 5.0%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 3.0 km; 134 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Bronze-winged Jacana6
Purple Heron3
Common Pierrot3
Common Picture Wing3
Slender Skimmer3
Purple-rumped Sunbird3

Where it sits

Where Kolavai Lake sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

RetteriLake54 km NNE

Downloads

Kolavai Lake downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGKolavai Lake satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-03-05.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-03-05)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · Wikipedia

Kolavai Lake

West → east through the centre

Nearest parking