The Senchal Lake near Darjeeling is located on the south-eastern side of this entrancing hill station of India. It is about 10 kilometers away from the main town area. The Senchal Lake is located on a hill at a height of 8,160 feet above the sea-level. It is located very close to the Tiger Hill. So, the morning you go out to catch a glimpse of the sunrise at the Tiger Hill, can easily be topped off with a picnic at the Senchal Lake .
The pure cool water of the Senchal Lake is the source of drinking water for the whole town of Darjeeling . The lake is fed by a cool rippling little mountainous spring. The Senchal Lake acts as the reservoir of the water supply of the Queen of the Himalayas