HIMACHAL GEOGRAPHY - LAKES, GLACIERS AND SPRINGS

 

LAKES IN HIMACHAL PRADESH

BILASPUR :

• GOVIND SAGAR LAKE : Largest Man-Made lake    

CHAMBA

• GHADASRU LAKE  
• KHAJIAR LAKE
• LAMA-LAKE 
• MANIMAHESH 
• MAHAKALI
• CHAMERA-
• CHANDERKOOP 

KANGRA

• PONG LAKE (MAHARANA PARTAP SAGAR)
• DAL LAKE
• KARERI
• MACHHIAL LAKE

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KULLU

• BHRIGU LAKE
• DASH-HAR  LAKE
• SARYOLSAR
• SARITAAL 
• BEAS KUND
• MAAN-TLAAI
• DEORI LAKE- Sainj valley
• HANSA LAKE 

LAHAUL & SPITI

• CHANDRA-TAL
• SURAJ-TAL
• YUNAM-SO
• NEEL-KANTH

MANDI

• REWALSAR LAKE 
• PARASHAR LAKE
• KUMARWAH LAKE
• KUNT -BHAYOG
• KARASAR LAKE 
• SUKHSAR LAKE
• KAMRUNAG LAKE
• PANDOH LAKE

KINNAUR

• NAKO LAKE
• SORANG LAKE  

SIRMAUR

• RENUKA LAKE : Largest Natural lake
• SUKETI LAKE 

SHIMLA

• CHANDER-NAHAN : Source of Pabbar river.
• TANU-JUBBAL
• KARALI LAKE

GLACIERS IN HIMACHAL PRADESH

BADA SHIGRI (बड़ा शिगड़ी ) : LAHAUL & SPITI ( LARGEST)

DUDHON GLACIER (दुधोन ग्लेशियर ) : KULLU

THE LADY OF KEYLONG : LAHAUL & SPITI

MULKIYA GLACIER : LAHAUL & SPITI

MIYYAR GLACIER : LAHAUL & SPITI

PARVATI GLACIER : KULLU

BEAS KUND GLACIER : NEAR ROHTANG

BHADHAL GLACIER : KANGRA

GEYPHANG GLACIER : LAHAUL (लाहौल  का मणिमहेश )

SONA-PANI GLACIER : CHANDRA VALLEY (L&S)

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HOT WATER SPRINGS :(गर्म पानी  के चश्में )

KHEER-GANGA (खीर गंगा ) : MANIKARAN (मणिकरण ) ; KULLU

KASOL (कसोल ) : KULLU (कुल्लू )

VASHISHTH (वशिष्ठ ) : MANALI (मनाली )

KALATH (कलथ ) : MANALI (मनाली )

TATTAPANI (तत्तापानी ) : MANDI (मंडी )

MANIKARAN (मणिकरण ) : KULLU (कुल्लू )

JEORI  : KINNAUR (किन्नौर )

TATTWANI : KANGRA (काँगड़ा )

IMPORTANT WATERFALLS IN HIMACHAL (हिमाचल  प्रदेश  के मह्त्वपूर्ण  झरने ) :

CHADWICK WATERFALL(चैडविक  झरना ) : SHIMLA 

RAHLA WATERFALL(राहला  झरना ) : MANALI

BHAGSUNATH(भगसूनाथ  झरना ) : DHARAMSHALA

SATDHARA(सतधारा ) : CHAMBA 

DHANCHHO (धनछो ): CHAMBA  

KALIKA KUND(काली का  कुंड ) : CHAMBA  

 OTHER IMPORTANT SPRINGS :

  JAWALA-MUKHI HOT WATER SPRING: KANGRA(काँगड़ा )

  SALOL WATER SPRING : KANGRA(काँगड़ा )

NATIONAL PARKS

• A National Park is an area established under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 .

• There are 5 National parks in Himachal Pradesh             (source: official)

S.No.	National Park	Area ( Km² )
1	GREAT HIMALAYAN NATIONAL  PARK  (KULLU)	905.4
2	PIN VALLEY NATIONAL PARK (LAHAUL & SPITI)	675
3	KHIRGANGA  (KULLU)	705
4	INDERKILA  (KULLU)	94
5	SIMBALBARA  (SIRMAUR)	27.88
	TOTAL AREA	2407.28