What is Senchal Lake?
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox lake | name = Senchal Lake | image = File:Senchal WLS.jpg | pushpin_map = India West Bengal | pushpin_map_alt = Location of Senchal lake within West Bengal | caption = Entrance to the Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = [[Darjeeling]] | coords = {{Coord|26.9938|88.2652|type:waterbody_region:IN-WB|display=title,inline}} | type = Reservoir | inflow = | outflow = | catchment = | basin_countries = India | length = | width = | area = | depth = | max-depth = | volume = | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = {{convert|8160|ft|abbr=on}} | islands = | cities = }} '''Senchal lake''', located 10&nbsp;km to the south-east of [[Darjeeling]], is the main [[reservoir]] of [[potable water]] for Darjeeling, [[India]]. The lake is located at an [[altitude]] of {{convert|8160|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} atop a hill.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://darjeeling.gov.in/tourist-place/senchal-lake-wild-life-sanctuary/|title=Senchal Lake & Wild Life Sanctuary|publisher=Darjeeling District Administration|accessdate=5 March 2022}}</ref> The hill also has one of the highest golf courses in the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/ball-set-rolling-for-golf-course-revival/cid/467510|title=Ball set rolling for golf course revival|accessdate=5 March 2022|date=12 January 2012|first=Vivek|last=Chhetri|work=The Telegraph}}</ref> A tourist lodge at Senchal serves as hotel to tourists.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130210023125/http://www.zubin.com/darjeeling/tourist.htm zubin.com] </ref> This lake is a part of the [[Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://wikimapia.org/583461/Senchal-Lakes Senchal Lake on Wikimapia] [[Category:Darjeeling district]] [[Category:Lakes of India]] {{geo-stub}}