Kidney shaped lake in Kashmir
DAL LAKE : Kidney Shaped
It is a world famous lake lying east of Srinagar city. It is Kidney shaped with an area of 11.20 Sq. kms. as determined through the satellite imageries of the year 1994 and 1995. The area determined through G.T. sheets of 1965 survey is 15.86 Sq. kms. The area figure adopted for Dal is11.20 sq. kms
The state of Jammu and Kashmir is the northern most state of India lying between 32°-17° to 36°-30° N latitude and 73°-26° to 80°-30° E longitude and comprises 3 distinct areas viz Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh , each with unique physical, social and cultural features. The state is bounded by China in the north east, by Afghanistan in the North West and in the west by Pakistan. The southern boundary is contiguous with Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. Borders on north, east and west have natural barriers; state is normally accessible only from south. The total area of the state is 2, 22,798 sq. kms. The total population as per 2001census was 101, 43,700 .The present population (as per the projection) in2011 is over 131, 85,059Himalayan Ranges extending north west to south east cover maximum part of the state with 300 to 6000 meters and above in height. Zanskar range which starts from Nampa rises to a height of 6000 meters and above. The highest peak in this region is Mount Godwin which has a height of 8697 meters. Kashmir valley is separated by this range formed by river Indus and also blocks the south western Monsoons. Pir Panjal range which has a height of 3420 meters separates Jammu province from Kashmir valley. The important rivers which flow through the state are Indus, Jhelum, Chenab and Ravi. Indus starts from Mansarowar at a height of5100 meters in the Himalayas and flows diagonally towards North West. Jhelum, the other important river starts from a spring at Verinag which lies north-east of Anantnag Town, the river flows through the city of Srinagar and the town of Sumbal, Sopore and Baramulla. The third important river of the state is Chenab which also starts from Himalayas
SOURCE : DIRECTORY OF LAKES AND WATERBODIES OF J&K STATE Using Remote Sensing & GIS Technology
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND REMOTE SENSING SDA COLONY BEMINA SRINAGAR / PARYAWARAN BHAWAN, FOREST COMPLEX, JAMMU