Shamirpet Lake Camping

Shamirpet Lake also known as Pelle Cheruvuis an artificial lake near Hyderabad, India, it is about 24 kilometres north of Secunderabad. It was built during the Nizam era in 19th century. Mehboob Ali Pasha the Sixth Nizam popularised the lake amongst his guests and selected it as the best place around Hyderabad to watch sunset. The lake similar to other la…
Shamirpet Lake also known as Pelle Cheruvuis an artificial lake near Hyderabad, India, it is about 24 kilometres north of Secunderabad. It was built during the Nizam era in 19th century. Mehboob Ali Pasha the Sixth Nizam popularised the lake amongst his guests and selected it as the best place around Hyderabad to watch sunset. The lake similar to other lakes built during the Qutub Shahi and Asaf Jahi periods were interconnected to Musi to prevent flooding.
  • Location: Shamirpet, Hyderabad
  • Basin countries: India
  • Surface area: 1,200 acres (4.9 km²)
  • Average depth: 13 ft (4.0 m; 2.2 fathoms)
  • Max. depth: 32 ft (9.8 m; 5.3 fathoms)
  • Water volume: 0.25×10⁶ cu ft (10×10⁶ L)
  • Type: Reservoir
Data from: en.wikipedia.org