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Wular Lake (Urdu pronunciation:), also known as Wolar (Kashmiri pronunciation:) in Kashmiri, is one of the largest fresh water lakes in South Asia. [3] It is located near Bandipora town in the Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir , India. [ 4 ]
Pages in category "Lakes of Jammu and Kashmir" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Anchar Lake; B.
The Gadsar Lake or Gad Sar(lit. ' lake of fishes '), [1] also called Yem Sar (lit. ' lake of Yama '), is an alpine high altitude oligotrophic lake [2] in the Ganderbal district [3] of Kashmir Division in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It has an elevation of 3,600 metres (11,800 ft), a maximum length of 0.85 km and maximum width of 0.76 km.
Dal (Urdu pronunciation: ; Kashmiri pronunciation:) is a freshwater lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir in Indian-administered Kashmir.It is an urban lake, the second largest lake in Jammu and Kashmir, and the most visited place in Srinagar by tourists and locals.
Jammu and Kashmir has many lakes, rivers, and glaciers. Significant rivers that flow through Jammu & Kashmir from the Himalayas are Jhelum, Chenab and Ravi [1] These river basins are located at a higher elevation facilitating huge hydro power potential. Major lakes include Manasbal Lake, Dal Lake, Wular Lake, Nageen Lake. There are around 1230 ...
' blue-water lake '; Urdu pronunciation: [niːlnɑːɡ] ; Kashmiri pronunciation: [nilɨnaːɡ]) is a freshwater lake 5 km (3.1 mi) away from Yousmarg in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. [5] It is around 47 km (29 mi) away from Srinagar, the summer capital of the union territory. [6] The lake is famous for its turquoise water.
Furthermore, Durinar Lake III (located at an elevation of 4,650 meters above sea level) is the highest altitude alpine lake in Kashmir, [7] while Manasbal Lake (with a depth of 13 meters or 43 feet) is the deepest plain lake in Kashmir. [8] Both lakes fall within the jurisdiction of the Ganderbal district.
Anchar Lake (Urdu and Kashmiri: [ãːˈt͡ʃaːr] ⓘ; lit. ' Pickle ' ) is a lake located in Soura in the Srinagar district of the Indian -administered Jammu and Kashmir . Situated close to Ganderbal , the lake is connected with the famous Dal Lake via a channel "Amir Khan Nallah" which passes through Gilsar and Khushal Sar .