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Goverdhan Sagar Lake
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Location	Udaipur, Rajasthan
Coordinates	24°32′15″N 73°41′01″E / 24.53763°N 73.68365°E / 24.53763; 73.68365
Type	reservoir, fresh water
Basin countries	India
Built	1565
Surface area	3.75 km (2.33 mi)
Average depth	9 m (30 ft)
Max. depth	9 m (30 ft)
Settlements	Udaipur
References	http://www.udaipur.org.uk/lakes/udai-sagar-lake.html

Gowardhan Sagar Lake is another prominent lake in the city of lakes, Udaipur. It is the smallest artificial lake of Udaipur. The lake is situated around 2.5 km from the south-west of Udaipur.

Geography

Gowardhan Sagar Lake is 9 meters in depth and covers an area of 3750m. The Lake receives its water from Lake Pichola. It has been recorded that the reservoir has a fairly rich in fish and 32 species representing almost 9 families. The species, which are found very less are need to be conserve.

Lake restoration works

The National Lake Conservation Program took 4 lakes of Udaipur under them. Goverdhan Sagar Lake was one of those lakes.

The key undertakings in the program includes:

• Curbing pollution in the lakes
• Restrictions on mining activities in the catchment areas
• Conservation of wildlife around the lakes
• Restrictions on disposal of waste products and sewerage in the lakes

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in India
• List of lakes in India
• Udaipur
• Tourist Attractions in Udaipur

References

1. "Govardhan Sagar Lake - Udaipur, Rajasthan | All About India". Retrieved 1 March 2022.
2. ^ Chadha, Sneha (5 October 2019). "Goverdhan Sagar Lake: The Southern Delight of Udaipur". My Udaipur City. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
3. ^ Bairwa, Vedrahi; Sharma, Bhanu; Sharma, S; Raj Keer, Naresh; Kumar, Vijay (11 May 2019). "ICTHYOFAUNAL DIVERSITY OF GOVERDHAN SAGAR LAKE, UDAIPUR, RAJASTHAN". Journal of Experimental Zoology. 23: 631–633.

• Reservoirs in Rajasthan
• Lakes of Udaipur
• Tourist attractions in Udaipur
• Udaipur district