Lakes Of Himachal Pradesh In English
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Himachal Pradesh has both natural and man-made lakes. The major lakes here are as follows:
1. Manimahesh Lake -
Manimahesh Lake - This
lake is located in Bharmour sub-division, 100 km from Chamba . The lake has a height of 4200
meters above sea level . The approximate
diameter of this lake is one km. Every year devotees visit the Manimahesh
Yatra on the occasion of Krishna Janmashtami.
2. Khajjjar Lake -
Khajiaar Lake - This
lake Chamba is located in Dalhousie sub-division
27 km from . Here is the temple of Khajinagar. This lake is at
an altitude of 1920 m above sea level. Due to the unique beauty of this
lake, Khajiyar is also known as Mini Switzerland of Himachal. The area of
this lake is 5 hectares.
3. Lama Dal Lake - This lake is in Bharmour
sub-division . It is at an altitude of 3,640 meters above
sea level. Lama Dal Lake is a group of eight lakes. The total area of
this lake group is about 32 hectares. This lake group is known as Nag Il
and Nag Chhatri Dal. Lama Dal Lake has a diameter of 2 km in this
group. This lake falls in the Dhauladhar mountain range. There is a
small Shiva temple here.
4. Khundi Mral Lake This lake is in the Khundi Maral
Chanju Panchayat of the Churah Valley. This lake is situated at an
altitude of 4,355 meters above sea level. This lake is famous by the name
of Bhagwati Kali. This lake is spread over an area of 3 hectares.
5. Gudasaru Lake Mahadev
(Gudasaru Lake) - This lake is
about 4280 meters above sea level. The circumference of this lake is about
one km, ie two hectares.
6. Mahalnaag Dal Lake - This lake is
situated on the Maihalwar Dhar in the Churah Valley of Chamba District. This
lake is known as Nag Devta.
7. Baisakhi Chamunda Dal
Lake, Baisakhi Chamunda Lake - This lake falls in the Churah Valley
on the ancient victory of Chamba District.
8. Kalika Dal Lake This lake falls in the Churah valley
on Nosaradhar.
9. Chandratal Lake
Lahaul (Chandral tal Lake) - This lake is formed when the Chandra river meets
Chandratal. Chandratal lake is 13 km from Kunjam Pass connecting Lahaul
and Spiti. Baralacha is about 30 km from the source of origin. After
traveling to Chandra, the river Chandra joins the Chandra Dal lake. This
lake is 4280 meters above sea level. Is at a height. The diameter of
this lake is 49 hectares.
10. Suraj Tal Lake -
Suraj Tal - After
leaving Baralacha, Bhaga River forms Surajtal Lake. It is at an altitude
of 4800 meters above sea level. This lake is spread over 3
hectares. This lake falls on the mountainous coast below Baralacha rates
in Lahaul sub-division. The Baralacha Pass connects the
Manali-Lahaul-Leh-Ladakh road. The scenic view of Surajtal Lake is seen
from this road.
11. Dekhar Lake, Dankhar
Lake - This
lake is located in the Spiti sub - division of Lahaul-Spiti .
12. Neelkanth Lake,
Lahaul-Spiti (Neelkanth Lake) - It is situated at a distance of about 140 km from
Manali. It is 3900 m above sea level. Are located at an altitude
of. This lake of Lahaul valley remains covered in snow for 6 months.
13. Chandranahan Lake,
Chandranahan Lake - This lake is
located at a height of 3960 meters above sea level in the valley named Chancel
of Rohdu sub-division. This lake is also the source of Pabbar
river. This place is also called Charmai Tal. The diameter of this
lake is one hectare.
14. Tanu Jubbal Lake,
Narkanda, Shimla - This lake
is located at a distance of 68 km from Shimla . This lake is close to Hatu, a major
tourist destination. This lake is situated at an altitude of 2708 meters
above sea level.
15. Rewalsar Lake,
Rewalsar Lake - This lake is
famous as Triveni of three religions Buddhist, Hindu and Sikh. This lake
is situated at an altitude of 1320 meters above sea level. The famous
Buddhist fair, Chheshch, is celebrated here. The Rivalsar lake is known
as "Chho Padma" in the Tibetan community. In 1685 AD,
Guru Gobind Singh went to see the Rivalsar lake. This lake
is also called floating island lake . The
diameter of this lake is 3 hectares.
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16. Parashar Lake,
Parashar Lake - This lake,
known as Maharishi Parashar, is at an altitude of 2600 meters above sea
level. This lake is 40 km from Mandi . Along
with this lake is a grand temple built in the pagoda style of Parashar
Rishi. The periphery of this lake is about half a km ie one hectare.
17. Kumarawah Lake,
Kumarwah Lake - Kumarawah
Lake is famous by the name of Kamru Devta. This lake is
40 km from Mandi . Kamru Devta has dominion in the
Chachyot of Mandi. This lake is in the
Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district . This
lake is at an altitude of 3150 meters above sea level.
18. Sukhsar Lake - This lake is situated at an altitude
of 1760 meters above sea level on the peaks of the town of Rivalsar.
19. Dal Lake, Dal Lake - This lake is located in the
Dhauladhar mountain range at a distance of 11 km from Dharamshala. It is
situated at an altitude of 1840 meters above sea level. Its diameter is 2
hectares. There is a Shiva temple on the northern side of this lake.
20. Kareri Lake, Kareri
Lake - This lake is
located at a distance of 28 km from Dharamshala. This Thail is located at
an altitude of 2960 meters above sea level. Its diameter is 3.5
hectares. There is also a Shiva temple on the banks of this lake.
21. Bhrigu Lake, Brigm
Lake - This lake is
located 13 km from Manali at a height of 4,240 meters above sea level near the
specific village. The Beas of this lake is 3 hectares. It is a grand
tourist destination. This lake is famous as Maharishi Bhrigu, the father
of Venus. It is believed that every year 20 deities come to the lake to
bathe in the lake.
22. Dussehra Lake
(Dusher Lake) - The lake
also Manali is located at Rohtang Pass
near. This lake is located at an altitude of 4200 meters above sea
level. Both Bhrigu and Dushar lakes are important from the point of view
of tourism. Dashahar lake has a diameter of 4 hectares.
23. Nansar Lake, Nansar
Lake - This lake is
situated in the Outer Siraj between Bhima Dwar and Srikhand
Mountains. This lake has a height of 4000 meters above sea level.
24. Manatalai Lake,
Mantilai Lake - This lake is
located in Pin Parvati Valley at an altitude of 4160 meters above sea
level. Its diameter is 3 hectares. The Parvati River originates from
this lake.
25. Sarvalsar Lake,
Senvalsar Lake - This lake is
about 5 km from the Jalodi holdings. Is located at an
altitude of 3100 meters above sea level. The perimeter of this lake is
about 0.5 hectares. This lake falls in the Banjar subdivision.
26. Sundernagar Lake or
Pandoh Lake - This
artificial lake came into existence due to the construction of
a dam on the Beas River at a place called Pandoh . The
water flow of the Beas River has been merged with the Sutlej River at a place
called Salapad near Pandoh by canals and tunnels. It is the
smallest artificial lake in Himachal . Its length is 14 km.
27. Nako Lake, NakoLake
- This
lake is located in the Hangrang Valley in
the Pooh subdivision . This lake is at an
altitude of 3,604 meters above sea level. Its diameter is one
hectare. Nako Lake Bhysyin (Tibet) is bordered by the western slope of the
Rio Parzial (6,816 m) dividing mountain range. This high peak is also said
to be the abode of Lord Parajial.
28. Shree Renuka Ji
Lake, Sirmour (Ranuka Lake) - it is 37 km from Nahan
Arrondissement on the lake elevation of sea level 6,60 m Is situated at
this distance. It is the largest natural lake in Himachal. Renuka
Lake ranks thirteenth in the world's natural lakes census. The diameter of
this lake is about 5 hectares. This lake is the only Devsthal in Himachal
Pradesh where the International Shree Renuka Ji Fair is celebrated for five
days from Devotthan Ekadashi (Kartik month).
29. Chamera Lake, Chamba
Lake - This lake
came into existence after the construction of the Chamera Dam on the Ravi
River. This artificial lake is 890 meters above sea level.
30. Pong Lake, Pong Lake
- This lake is
430 meters above sea level. This lake came into existence due to the
formation of Maharana Pratap Sagar Dam on the Vyas river. This lake is 42
km long. The diameter of this artificial lake is 21721 hectares.
31. Gobind Sagar Lake, Bilaspur (Govind Sagar Lake) - it is the largest man-made lake in
Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh. This lake came into existence due
to the construction of Bhakra Dam. The lake is spread over about 1,687
hectares of land. The approximate length of this lake is 168
km. M is. This artificial lake is 673 meters above sea
level. The lake is named after the tenth Sikh Guru, Govind Singh Ji.