Kalankar Lake[1] | |
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Location | Umerkot District, Sindh, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 25°34′00″N 69°35′40″E / 25.56667°N 69.59444°E |
Basin countries | Pakistan |
Max. length | 31 km (19 mi) |
Max. width | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
Surface area | 9,842 ha (24,320 acres) |
Average depth | 6 m (20 ft) |
Max. depth | 7.9 metres (26 ft) |
Water volume | 0.53×10 6 acre⋅ft (650 hm3) |
Surface elevation | 15 metres (49 ft) |
Kalankar Lake (Urdu کلانکر جھیل) is situated near Dhoronaro village of Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan.[3] The lake is spread over both Sanghar and Umerkot districts. It starts from Sanghar near Ghulam Nabi Shah town where barrage and desert lands meet and ends at Umerkot district.[4][5][1]
To reach Kalankar Lake, there is one-hour journey from Umerkot to Dhoronaro, a rural town 30 kilometers away[6] and from Dhorono village another eight kilometers away in Haji Khamiso Rajar village.[7][8]
References
- ^ a b Hassan ·, Munawar (2 August 2017). "Pakistan's unique desert wetlands under threat".
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- ^ "As wetland-grabbers dry out waterbodies for farming, fisherfolk fight back". www.thenews.com.pk.
- ^ Ram, Shewa (8 August 2020). "Lake Kalankar: A Lost Natural Resource". Technology Times.
- ^ Ali, Babar (7 December 2020). "A Lake in the Lap of Desert".
- ^ https://usindh.edu.pk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BIODIVERSITY-OF-INLAND-WATERS-IN-SINDH-PAKISTAN.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Soomro, Abdul Haleem (19 April 2017). "No longer a thriving fishing village, Kalankar lake's community can only hope for a miracle". DAWN.COM.
- ^ Shaikh, Abubaker (7 February 2019). "کلانکر: تھر کے آنگن میں گم ہوتی ہوئی جھیل۔۔۔". Dawn News Television.
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