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Kandy Lake
Kiri Muhuda
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake is located in Sri Lanka
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
LocationKandy
Coordinates7°18′N 80°38′E / 7.300°N 80.633°E / 7.300; 80.633
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsCreek from Ampitiya
Primary outflowsCreek leading to Mahaweli River
Basin countriesSri Lanka
Built1807–1812
Surface area19.01 ha (47.0 acres)
Max. depth18 m (59 ft)
Water volume867×10^3 m3 (30.6×10^6 cu ft)
Shore length13.4 km (2.1 mi)
Surface elevation529 m (1,736 ft)
Islandsone
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

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.

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small park on top a small hill in the heart of the city of Kandy, that overlooks the Kandy Lake and most of the city. Established by King Sri Vikrama Rajasinha...

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the Kandy Lake round (Victoria Drive). The school is managed by the Church of Ceylon and falls under the Diocese of Kurunegala. Hillwood College Kandy was...

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