The lake is approached from Srinagar by a 30-kilometre (19 mi) road via Shadipora, Nasim and Ganderbal. Road to Wular Lake, the largest lake in Kashmir, passes through this lake, via Safapora. It is also easy to reach to M… See more

It is believed to be an ancient lake by locals but exact dating is yet to be done. Close to the northern shore of the lake are the ruins of a 17th-century fort, called the Jharokha Bagh, built by the Mughals, used in the past by caravan… See more

The lake is surrounded by the Baladar mountains on the east, by an elevated plateau known as 'Karewa' comprising lacustrine, fluviatile and loessic deposits on the north and bounded by the Ahtung hills in the south… See more

The drainage basin for the lake, covering an area of 10 km (3.9 sq mi), has no major inlet channels and is thus fed mainly by precipitation (rain and snow fall) and springs (more than 1,200 springs). Lake water outflo… See more

Some of the water quality parameters reported relate to:
• The lake is monomictic mixing type and develops thermal stratification in March to November. Maximum depth of the Thermocline is … See more