We happened to visit Emerald dam and were quite fascinated. In the afternoon there was no crowd and the area was very quite. The scene from the dam is really awesome. Had a wonderful time.

Dont try to get down to the lake - its quite deep and can be quite dangerous. There are no locals around for help.

The Emerald Lake and the surrounding wilderness immerses you for hours, especially if you a long of fresh breath and are photo crazy! Can easily get lost for 2 hours in and around this place!

I celebrated my 60th birthday on the shores of this stunning and serene lake. It is a beautiful spot though the drive up to it is long- but then getting to an isolated and beautiful spot in India always is! Of course, you have to be meticulous about not littering this lovely area. However, just as we were leaving, some... More

This place is visited by very less number of people I think because when we went there there was no one except us and our cab driver also had great difficulty to find this place. Its' a very old dam called Canada dam here and both side of it has water bodies which are between mountains making this a beautiful... More

Excellent place to stop for 2 to 3 hours packing some Pidzas from Dominoes and reading a book or listening to music in the peace and solitude of this place

Emerald village is approx. 30km from Ooty via Ithalar and the Good Shepherd School. It is a small settlement comprising tea estates, carrot and potato fields and a housing colony of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board that owns the Emerald lake and dam. The stunningly beautiful high altitude Emerald lake at 1995m is surrounded by peaks of the Nilgiri mountain... More

If you wish to be away from crowd and like quite lake view nothing to beat Emerald! Stunning views try and capture Sunrise! Be aware of bad road leading to lake also take essentials from nearby

Its normal Dam and we can have superb view . Also there is option for fishing near to this place , but its allowed all time .. But still if you interested , u can try for that