Senchal lake, located 10 km to the south-east of

Darjeeling Darjeeling (, , ) is a city in the northernmost region of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it has an average elevation of . To the west of Darjeeling lies the Koshi Pr ...

, is the main reservoir of potable water for the town of Darjeeling,

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

. The water body is actually a twin lake: North Senchal lake, built in 1910 and South Senchal lake, built in 1932. The lake is located at an altitude of atop a hill. The hill also has one of the highest golf courses in the world. Senchal is a favourite picnic spot. A tourist lodge at Senchal provides accommodation to tourists.zubin.com
This lake is a part of the

Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary was set up in 1915 in the Darjeeling District of West Bengal, India. Geography Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the oldest wildlife sanctuaries of India and covers an area of . The elevation ranges from . Ecolo ...

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