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Lake Manchar
Largest freshwater lake in Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lake Manchar (Sindhi: منڇر ڍنڍ, Urdu: منچھر جھیل), also spelled Manchhar,[1] is the largest natural freshwater lake in Pakistan,[2] and is one of South Asia's largest.[3] It is located west of the Indus River, in Jamshoro and Dadu districts of Sindh - 18 km away from Sehwan Sharif.[4] Lake Manchar collects water from numerous small streams in the Kirthar Mountains, and then empties into the Indus River.[5] The lake's surface area fluctuates with the seasons, from as little as 36 km2,[6] to as much as 500 km2 during monsoon rains.[6][7]
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Location | Lake Manchar is located at a distance of 18 kilometers from Sehwan Sharif on west side of the River Indus, in district Jamshoro. |
Coordinates | 26.41°N 67.68°E / 26.41; 67.68 |
Lake type | reservoir |
Part of | Indus River basin |
Primary inflows | Aral Wah Canal, Danister Canal, Nai Gaj |
Primary outflows | Indus River |
Basin countries | Pakistan |
Max. length | 23.5 km (14.6 mi) |
Max. width | 12.08 km (7.51 mi) |
Surface area | 228 to 250 km2 (88 to 97 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 5 m (16 ft) |
Water volume | 600,000 acre⋅ft (740,000,000 m3) |
Surface elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
Islands | various islands and islets |
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