Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake (Sinhala: නුවර වැව), also known as Kiri Muhuda or the Sea of Milk, is an artificial lake in the heart of the hill city of Kandy, Sri Lanka, built in 1807 by King Sri Wickrama Rajasinghe next to the Temple of the Tooth. Over the years, it was reduced in size. It is a protected lake, with fishing banned.
| Kandy Lake | |
|---|---|
| Kiri Muhuda | |
Kandy Lake | |
Kandy Lake | |
| Location | Kandy |
| Coordinates | 7°18′N 80°38′E |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Creek from Ampitiya |
| Primary outflows | Creek leading to Mahaweli River |
| Basin countries | Sri Lanka |
| Built | 1807–1812 |
| Surface area | 19.01 ha (47.0 acres) |
| Max. depth | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Water volume | 867×103 m3 (30.6×106 cu ft) |
| Shore length1 | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 529 m (1,736 ft) |
| Islands | one |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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