Balsamand Lake

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Balsamand Lake
Balsamand Lake
Location	Rajasthan
Coordinates	26°19′52″N 73°01′12″E / 26.331°N 73.020°E / 26.331; 73.020
Type	Reservoir
Basin countries	India
Max. length	1 km (0.62 mi)

Balsamand Lake is a lake situated 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Jodhpur on Jodhpur-Mandore Road. This lake is a popular picnic spot, by Balak Rao Pratihar in 1159 AD who belongs to the kshatriya community. It was designed as a water reservoir to provide water to Mandore. The lake has a length of one kilometre (0.62 mi), breadth of 50 metres (160 ft) and a depth of 15 metres (49 ft).