Wetlands of Coimbatore District

Out of 7469 sq. km (2001 Census) of Coimbatore District Geographic Area, 8070 ha Area is Wetland which includes 304 small wetlands (<2.25 ha).

Inland Wetlands – Natural (44.30%)

Lakes/Ponds (14.89% ) and  River/stream (29.41 %)

Inland Wetlands -Man-made (55.70%)

Reservoirs (42.39 %), Tanks/ponds(9.54 %), small wetlands (3.77%)
1.08% of Coimbatore district geographic area is wetland
0.89% of Tamil Nadu State wetland area is in Coimbatore


Source: http://moef.nic.in/downloads/public-information/NWIA_Tamilnadu_Atlas.pdf


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