Wular Lake

Wular Lake
View of Wular Lake and Baba Shukur Din Hill
Wular Lake and Baba Shukur Din Hill From Hathlangoo Social Forestry, Bandipora, J&K
Location of Wular lake within J&K, India
Location of Wular lake within J&K, India
Wular Lake
LocationBandipora, Jammu & Kashmir, India
Coordinates34°20′N 74°36′E / 34.333°N 74.600°E / 34.333; 74.600
TypeFreshwater Lake
Primary inflowsJhelum River
Primary outflowsJhelum River
Basin countries India
Max. length16 km (9.9 mi)
Max. width9.6 km (6.0 mi)[1]
Surface area30 to 189 km2 (12 to 73 sq mi)
Max. depth14 m (46 ft)
Surface elevation1,580 m (5,180 ft)
IslandsZainul Lank
SettlementsBandipora
Map
Designations
Designated23 March 1990
Reference no.461[2]
Wular Lake seen from Wular Vantage Park Garoora
Boats floating in the Wular Lake
A boat carrying aquatic plants extracted from the Wular Lake
Domesticated geese and cows on the bank of Wular Lake

Wular Lake (Urdu pronunciation: [ʋʊləɾ]), also known as Wolar (Kashmiri pronunciation: [wɔlar]) 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] The lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed by the Jhelum River and stream Madhumati and Arin.

The lake's size varies seasonally from 30 to 189 square kilometres. In addition, much of the lake has been drained as a result of willow plantations being built on the shore in the 1950s.

  1. ^ "Slide 1" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Wular Lake Social Studies grade 9". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Archived from the original on 10 May 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Can mistake that ruined majestic Kashmir lake be fixed?". Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Map of Wular Lake and Associated Wetlands" (PDF). Retrieved 29 August 2018.

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