Tulsi Lake

Tulsi Lake is a freshwater lake in northern Mumbai, inside the forests of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, and is described as the city's second largest lake. It was planned in 1872 and finished in 1897 by damming the Tasso river, as a back-up to Vihar Lake for Bombay's drinking water, and it still supplies part of southern Mumbai. The lake covers about 135 hectares with an average depth of 12 metres.

Thick moist deciduous forest covers the Powai-Kanheri hills that drain into it, and both the water and its catchment are under the protection of the municipal corporation and the park. Mugger crocodiles live in the water in healthy numbers, though they are hard to spot, so the park has set up a crocodile enclosure for viewing. Visitors need an entry permit from the park authorities. Borivali East is the nearest suburban station.