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Dhebar Lake (also known as Jaisamand Lake) is India 's second largest artificial fresh water lake in India. [1] It is located in the Salumber District of Rajasthan State in western India. It has an area of 87 km 2 (34 sq mi) when full, and was created at Namla Thikana (rathore-patvi) [2] in the 17th century, when Rana Jai Singh of Udaipur built ...
Map of the major rivers, lakes and reservoirs in India. This is a list of largest reservoirs in India, including all artificial lakes with a capacity greater or equal to 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km 3). In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China, and USA.
4,750,000 m 3 (6,210,000 cu yd) Ana Sagar Lake is an artificial lake situated in the city of Ajmer in Rajasthan state in India. It was built by Arnoraja (alias Ana), the grandfather of Prithviraj Chauhan, in 1135 -1150 AD and is named after him. The catchments were built with the help of local populace. The lake is spread over 13 km (8.1 mi).
Lake Pichola, situated in Udaipur city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, is an artificial fresh water lake, created in the year 1362, named after the nearby Picholi village. [1][2] It is one of the several contiguous lakes, and developed over the last few centuries in and around the famous Udaipur city. The lakes around Udaipur were primarily ...
Gadisar Lake. Gadisar Lake is an artificial lake in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India. [1] It was built by the founder of Jaisalmer, King Rawal Jaisal in 1156 AD [2] and later rebuilt by Gadsi Singh Bhati around 1367 AD. [3] The lake is located about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) from Jaisalmer Fort. It is said that this lake once provided water to the entire city.
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Sanjay Lake is an artificial lake developed by Delhi Development Authority (DDA) in Trilokpuri in East Delhi, India, [6] adjoining Mayur Vihar II residential area. [7] The lake is Spread over an area of approximately 17 hectares (42 acres) in the middle of a 69 hectares (170 acres) forest area, also known as Sanjay Lake Park. [2]
Suraj Tal, also called Tso Kamtsi or Surya Tal, is an 800 m (2,600 ft) long lake that lies just below the 4,890 m (16,040 ft) high Bara-lacha-la pass in Lahaul and Spiti district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is the third-highest lake in India and the 21st-highest in the world. [ 1][ 2] Suraj Tal Lake is just below the source of ...