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Mansar Lake is a lake located 62 km (39 mi) from the city of Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is fringed by forest-covered hills, and is over a mile (1.6 km) in length and half-a-mile (0.80 km) in width. Surinsar-Mansar Lakes are designated as Ramsar Convention sites in November 2005. Mansar is primarily fed by surface run-off and ...
Mansar-Surinsar Lakes Wildlife sanctuary are two lakes 9 km physically apart but internally connected, located in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) covering an area of 3.5 sq km. [3] Instead of a lake usually found in depressions, Mansar-Surinsar lakes are located on top of a hill without any feeding water source with a low catchment area and a limited rainfall of about ...
Surinsar Lake [2] is situated 42 km (26 mi) from Jammu city by road, surrounded by hills and dense forests, and has some mythological importance. Surinsar and Mansar Lakes are considered as twin lakes, as Mansar is located 9 km (5.6 mi) away from it. The Surinsar Mansar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the midst of both lakes. [3]
Situated 62 km from Jammu, Mansar Lake is a lake fringed by forest-covered hills, over a mile long by half a mile wide. 32°41′46″N 75°08′49″E / 32.69611°N 75.14694°E / 32.69611; 75.14694 Besides being an excursion destination in Jammu, it is also a holy site, sharing the legend and sanctity of Lake Manasarovar
Mansar Lake is located on the Samba–Udhampur Road 22 km (14 mi) from Samba. The lake is surrounded by hills with different Hindu temples and attracts a large number of tourists and religious pilgrims in the area. A tourist complex comprising five tourist huts and rooms situated on the bank of the lake provides visitor accommodation.
A freshwater composite lake in semi-arid Jammu Region, adjoining the Jhelum Basin with the catchment of sandy conglomeratic soil, boulders, and pebbles. Surinsar is rain-fed without permanent discharge, and Mansar is primarily fed by surface run-off and partially by mineralised water through paddy fields, with inflow increasing in the rainy season.
Surinsar Lake: Surinsar Lake is surrounded by thickly wooded mountain ranges and it is a picnic spot. [citation needed] Surinsar Lake and Mansar Lake are considered to be twin lakes; Mansar is located 30 km away from it. The Surinsar Mansar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the midst of both the lakes and supports 3 mammalian species and 15 ...
Pages in category "Lakes of Jammu and Kashmir" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. ... Mansar Lake; Marsar Lake; N. Nandan Sar Lake ...