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Oranju Poika
Lake in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aaranji Poika is a landlocked natural lake formation above the montane hills of Kudappanakunnu in the middle of Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]
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Location | Kudappanakunnu, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
Basin countries | India |
Surface area | Formerly more than twenty acres |
Average depth | Originally 20 to 30 feet (6 to 9 meters) |
Shore length1 | Forested (formerly) |
Frozen | No |
Settlements | Thiruvananthapuram |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
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At one time, this lake reached 20 to 30 feet in depth and its catchment area had thick forest covering more than twenty acres of land. It was a source of perennial water flow that nourished the ponds, wells and streams of surrounding areas of the hill for 5 to 10 km, reaching the majority of Thiruvananthapuram.