Mansar Lake
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Mansar Lake is a lake located in Mansar in the Samba district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located 19 km from Samba town & 62 km (39 mi) from the city of Jammu. It is fringed by forest-covered hills, and is over a mile (1.6 km) in length and half a mile (0.80 km) in width. Surinsar-Mansar Lakes were designated as Ramsar Convention sites in November 2005. Mansar is primarily fed by surface run-off and partially by mineralised water through paddy fields. The lake supports CITES and IUCN red-listed Lissemys punctuata, Aspideretes gangeticus, and Mansariella lacustris. The composite lake is high in micro nutrients for which makes it an attractive habitat, breeding and nursery ground for migratory waterfowl like Fulica atra, Gallinula chloropus, Podiceps nigricollis, Aythya fuligula, and various Anas species.
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