Kandy Lake

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Kandy Lake
Kiri Muhuda
Kandy Lake
Kandy Lake
Location	Kandy
Coordinates	7°18′N 80°38′E / 7.300°N 80.633°E / 7.300; 80.633
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	867×10^3 m3 (30.6×10^6 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.

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.