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Kolleru Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in India and forms the largest shallow freshwater lake in Asia (with 245 km 2 of lake area and 302 km 2 of total Ramsar designated wetland). [3] 15 kilometers away from Eluru and 65 km from Rajamahendravaram, the lake is located between the Krishna and Godavari river deltas. [4]
Kolleru Lake is the largest freshwater lake in India, situated between the Krishna and Godavari delta. The lake is fed directly by water from the seasonal Budameru and Tammileru streams. The lake is an important habitat for an estimated 20 million resident and migratory birds such as the grey or spot-billed pelican.
This is a list of notable lakes in India. [1]Bhopal is knowns as The City of Lakes, as it has 17 lakes and 5 reservoirs, biggest lake Bhojtal has an area of 31 km 2 Bangalore has highest number of small lakes Lake Palace (Jag Niwas) in Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan Shikaras on Dal Lake, Jammu & Kashmir Boats on Naini Lake, Kumaon, Uttarakhand House boat on Vembanad Lake, Kerala Sailing on ...
Kolleru lake during Winter. Kolleru Lake is the largest freshwater lake situated between the major river deltas of the Godavari and Krishna along India's east coast. This shallow wetland has a depth ranging between 0.5 and 2.0 meters in summer and spans approximately 245 square kilometers.
The largest freshwater lake in India with extensive marshes of emergent and floating vegetation, particularly water chestnut, that provide an important source of revenue for the state government and fodder for domestic livestock. The lake supports an important fishing industry and is a valuable source of water for irrigation and domestic use.
Kolleru and Kondakarla Ava are fresh water lakes in Andhra Pradesh; Pulicat is a saltwater lake in Andhra Pradesh. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lakes of Andhra Pradesh . Subcategories
This article lists the lakes in the South Indian state, Tamil Nadu.. Note: Lakes grow and shrink due to precipitation, evaporation, releases, and diversions.For this reason, many of the surface areas tabulated below are very approximate.
Boats in Pulicat Lake. Atapaka Bird Sanctuary, also known as Kolleru Wildlife Sanctuary (see also Kolleru Bird Sanctuary), is a largest freshwater lake located in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. The sanctuary falls under Kaikalur Forest Range.