Wular Lake

Wular Lake جھیل ولر
Wular Lake
Location	Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates	34°20′N 74°36′E
Type	Freshwater Lake
Primary inflows	Jhelum River
Primary outflows	Jhelum River
Basin countries	India
Max. length	16 km (9.9 mi)
Max. width	9.6 km (6.0 mi)[1]
Surface area	12 to 100 sq mi (31 to 259 km^2)
Max. depth	14 m (46 ft)
Surface elevation	1,580 m (5,180 ft)
Islands	Zainul Lank
Settlements	Bandipora
Ramsar Wetland
Designated	23 March 1990
Reference no.	461[2]

Wular Lake (also spelt Wullar) is one of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia. It is in the Jammu and Kashmir, between the cities of Sopore and Bandipore. The lake was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is the largest freshwater lake in Asia.

The Jhelum River feeds into the lake, which acts as a natural flood reservoir. The size can vary between 12 to 100 sq mi (31 to 259 km²), depending on the season Tulbul project is on wular lake

History

The Kashmiri sultan Zain-ul-Abidin is reputed to have ordered the construction of the artificial island of Zaina Lank in the middle of the lake in 1444.^[3]

Related pages

• Dal Lake

References

1. "Slide 1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
2. "Wular Lake". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
3. "How to kill a lake". 30 January 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2010.

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