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Wellington Lake
Wellington Lake
Location	Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	11°20′10″N 79°32′40″E / 11.33611°N 79.54444°E / 11.33611; 79.54444
Type	Reservoir, intermittent
Basin countries	India

Wellington Lake is a lake situated in the Keelachiruvoi ,pulivalam to Ivanur Villages,(Near Tittakudi) Tittakudi taluk of the Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second-largest lake in Tamil Nadu after the Veeranam Lake, which also is situated in the Cuddalore district.^[1]

It is primarily a rain-fed lake, while its main tributary is the Vellar River that originates from the Shevaroy Hills. Smaller creeks that originate from the Nangoor reserve forest and the Lakkur reserve forest form the secondary tributaries.^{[citation needed]}

The Wellington Lake also has about 27 ancillary lakes^[2] and together they form the primary source of irrigation for nearly 25,000 acres (10,000 hectares) of land and over 67 villages dependent on it for cultivation.^{[citation needed]}

The lake is also a noted trout fishery and home to a small-scale inland fishing industry.^[2]

References

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^ "Tehsil Tittakudi of district Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu".
^ ^a ^b "AIADMK". Retrieved 23 June 2013.

v t e Hydrography of Tamil Nadu
Rivers	Adyar Amaravathi Arasalar Bhavani Cheyyar Chittar Cooum Gomukhi Kaveri Kedilam Kodaganar Kodavanar Kokkiliyar Kollidam Kosasthalaiyar Manimuktha Manimuthar Manjalar Moyar Nadari Nambiyar Nanganjiyar Noyyal Pachaiyar Pahrali Palar Pambar (North) Pambar (South) Parambikulam Periyar Ponnaiyar Siruvani Swetha Thamirabarani Thirumanimutharu Vaigai Vaippar Vanniyar Vasishta Vellar Vennaaru
Lakes	Adambakkam Ambattur Avalanche Ayanambakkam Berijam Chembarambakkam Chetput Chitlapakkam Cholavaram ICF Kaliveli Kazhuveli Kodaikanal Kolavai Korattur Madambakkam Madhavaram Maduranthakam Mangal Mathiyampatti Mookaneri Ooty Pallavaram Parakkai Paruthipattu Perungudi Porur Perumal Pulhal Pulicat Pykara Ramakkal Red Hills Retteri Sholavaram Singanallur Sirudavoor Ukkadam Thervoy Kandigai Tiruninravur Valankulam Veeranam Velachery Vellalore Vennandur Vilinjiyambakkam Villivakkam
Waterfalls	Agaya Gangai Ayyanar Catherine Courtallam Hogenakkal Kalhatti Katary Kiliyur Kumbakkarai Kutladampatti Law's Monkey Sengupathi Siruvani Suruli Thalaiyar Tirparappu Ulakkai Vaideki Vattaparai
Beaches	Elliot's Golden Kovalam Marina Silver
Dams and reservoirs	Aathupalayam Aliyar Amaravathi Bhavanisagar Grand Anicut Kalingarayan Anicut Kamarajar Sagar Karuppanadhi Kodiveri Krishnagiri Lower Anaicut Manimuthar Mettur Mukkadal Nallathangal Orathuppalayam Papanasam Pechiparai Perunchani Sathanur Servalar Solaiyar Upper Anaicut Upper Bhavani Vaigai Varattu Pallam

v t e Cuddalore district
Taluks	Bhuvanagiri Chidambaram Cuddalore Kattumannarkoil Panruti Srimushnam Tittakudi Kurinjipadi Veppur Vriddachalam
Revenue blocks	Annagramam Bhuvanagiri Cuddalore Kammapuram Kattumannarkoil Keerapalayam Komaratchi Kurinjipadi Mangalur Nallur Panruti Parangipettai Vriddhachalam
Revenue divisions	Chidambaram Cuddalore Vriddachalam
Municipal Corporations	Cuddalore
Municipalities	Chidambaram Nellikuppam Panruti Virudhachalam Vadalur Tittakudi
Bodies of water	Kollidam River Perumal Eri Ponnaiyar River(South Pennar River) Veeranam Lake Vellar River Wellington Lake
History	Sangam period Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Nayaks of Gingee Nawab of the Carnatic Company Raj British Raj Siege of Cuddalore Battle of Cuddalore
Places of interest	Chidambaram Temple Silver Beach Fort St David Neyveli Lignite Corporation Pataleeswarar Temple Pichavaram Satyagnana Sabha Thillai Kali Temple Thiruvadigai Temple Thiruvanthipuram Temple Vriddhagiriswarar Temple
Universities	Annamalai University

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-'''Wellington Lake''' is a [[lake]] situated in the Keelachiruvoi to Ivanur Villages,(Near Tittakudi) [[Tittakudi taluk]] of the [[Cuddalore district]] in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is the second-largest lake in Tamil Nadu after the [[Veeranam Lake]], which also is situated in the Cuddalore district.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiamapped.com/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/tittakudi/|title = Tehsil Tittakudi of district Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu}}</ref>
+'''Wellington Lake''' is a [[lake]] situated in the Keelachiruvoi ,pulivalam to Ivanur Villages,(Near Tittakudi) [[Tittakudi taluk]] of the [[Cuddalore district]] in the [[States and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is the second-largest lake in Tamil Nadu after the [[Veeranam Lake]], which also is situated in the Cuddalore district.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiamapped.com/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/tittakudi/|title = Tehsil Tittakudi of district Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu}}</ref>
 It is primarily a rain-fed lake, while its main tributary is the [[Vellar River]] that originates from the [[Shevaroy Hills]]. Smaller creeks that originate from the Nangoor reserve forest and the Lakkur reserve forest form the secondary tributaries.{{fact|date=July 2020}}