List of lakes of Tamil Nadu
This article lists the lakes in the South Indian state, Tamil Nadu.
Note: Lakes grow and shrink due to precipitation, evaporation, releases, and diversions. For this reason, many of the surface areas tabulated below are very approximate. For reservoirs, the areas at maximum water storage are indicated. Reservoirs used for flood control are seldom allowed to reach maximum storage.
| Name of the Lake | District | Geological Location | Type of Lake | Size | History |
| Ayanambakkam Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Chembarambakkam Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Chetput Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Chitlapakkam Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Chithra Mekha Thadakam Lake | Kancheepuram | Near Mamandur Caves | Mahendra Verma Pallava | ||
| Kaduvetti Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Kaveripakkam Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Kilikodi Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Kolavai Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Korattur Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Maduranthakam lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Manali Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Manimangalam Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Nanmangalam Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Panpakkam Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Poondi Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Porur Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Pattupalli Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Pulicat Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Puzhal lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Retteri Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Sholavaram Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Thiruninravur Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Velachery Lake | Chennai | - | |||
| Kodaikanal Lake | Kodaikanal | - | |||
| Ooty lake | Ooty | - | |||
| Avalanche Lake, Ooty | Ooty | - | |||
| Emerald Lake, Ooty | Ooty | - |
Coimbatore
- Singanallur Lake
- Valankulam Lake
- Perur Lake
- Ukkadam Big Lake
- Kumaraswamy Lake
- Sengulam Lake
- Periyakulam Lake
- Narsampathi lake
- Gani Rowther Lake
- Karuvilparai Lake
- Periyasadayampalayam Lake
- Muthampalayam Lake
- Kadayampatti Lake
- kavilipalayam Lake
- Dhathampalayam Lake
- Panjappatti Lake
- Velliyanai Lake
- Wellington Lake
- Veeranam Lake
- perumal nayakan lake
- Veerapandi big lake
- Thirukovilur lake
- Kaliveli Lake
- Padur lake
- Vilandai lake
- Saduperi Lake
- Melmonavoor Kadaperi Lake
- Melmonavoor Periyeri Lake
- Paniyeri lake
- Mookaneri Lake
- Panamarathupatty lake
- Yercaud Lake
- Thirupulivanam
- Magaral
- Sriperumpudur
- Madhuranthagam
- Chembarambakkam
- Uthiramerur
- Pallikaranai
- Mamundur
- Sirudavur (Sirudavoor)
- Santhavellore lake*
- Thirunelvelai Lake*
- Ponneri Lake
- Dhamal Lake*
- Anukkavoor Lake*
- Anapathur Lake*
- Kilneli*
- Konneripatty Lake*