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| Chilika | |
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 Birds eyeview of Chilika Lake | |
  Chilika | |
| Location | Odisha |
| Coordinates | 19°43′N 85°19′E / 19.717°N 85.317°E |
| Lake type | Brackish |
| Primary inflows | 52 streams including the Bhargavi, Daya, Makra, Malaguni and Luna rivers[1] |
| Primary outflows | Old mouth at Arakhakuda, new mouth at Satpada to Bay of Bengal |
| Catchment area | 3,560 km2 (1,370 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | India |
| Max. length | 64.3 km (40.0 mi) |
| Surface area | min.: 900 km2 (347 sq mi) max.: 1,165 km2 (450 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 4.2 m (13.8 ft) |
| Water volume | 4 km3 (3,200,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface elevation | 0 – 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| Islands | 223 km2 (86 sq mi): Badakuda, Breakfast, Honeymoon, Kalijai Island, Birds Island, Kanthapantha, Krushnaprasada (Old Parikuda), Nalabana, Nuapara, Somolo and Sanakuda. |
| Settlements | Balugaon, Satpada, Parikud, Rambha |
| References | [1][2] |
| Designated | 1 October 1981 |
| Reference no. | 229[3] |
Chilika Lake is the largest brackish water lagoon in Asia and second largest coastal lagoon in the world,[disputed – discuss] covering an area of over 1,100 square kilometres (420 sq mi).[4][5][6] It is spread over the Puri, Khordha and Ganjam districts of Odisha state on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River, flowing into the Bay of Bengal.
It has been listed as a tentative UNESCO World Heritage site.[7] Its salinity varies by region, from freshwater where rivers flow in, to oceanic salinity levels due to tidal influx.
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- ^ Forest and Environment Department. "Chilika". Wildlife Conservation in Orissa. Govt of Orissa. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
- ^ "Inventory of wetlands" (PDF). Govt. of India. pp. 314–318. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
- ^ "New Caledonia - at the heart of the world's biggest lagoon</02.11>". boat-duesseldorf.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Chilika Lake". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 19 March 2019.