Fateh Sagar Lake

Fateh Sagar Lake
View of Fatehsagar lake during twilight
View of Fatehsagar lake during twilight
Location of lake in Rajasthan, India
Location of lake in Rajasthan, India
Fateh Sagar Lake
LocationUdaipur, Rajasthan
Coordinates24°36′N 73°40′E / 24.6°N 73.67°E / 24.6; 73.67
Typereservoir, fresh water, polymictic
Catchment area54 km2 (21 sq mi)
Basin countriesIndia
Managing agencyArvind Singh Mewar (Owner)
Max. length2.4 km (1.5 mi)
Max. width1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Surface area4 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Average depth5.4 m (18 ft)
Max. depth13.4 m (44 ft)
Water volume2.1×10^6 m3 (74×10^6 cu ft)
Shore length18.5 km (5.3 mi)
Surface elevation578 m (1,896 ft)
Islands3 (Nehru Park, Udaipur Observatory)
SettlementsUdaipur
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Fateh Sagar Lake is situated in the city of Udaipur in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is an artificial lake named after Maharana Fateh Singh of Udaipur and Mewar, constructed north-west of Udaipur, to the north of Lake Pichola in the 1680s.

It is one of the four lakes of the Udaipur city; the other three being: the Lake Pichola (within the Udaipur town), Udai Sagar Lake, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) to the east of Udaipur, and Dhebar Lake or Jaisamand Lake, 52 km (32 mi) south east of Udaipur.[1][2]

Within the confines of the Fatah Sagar Lake, there are three small islands; the largest of these is the Nehru Park (4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) area), which is a popular tourist attraction, the second island (0.06 km2 or 15 acres area) houses a public park with an impressive water-jet fountain, and the third island (1.2 km2 area) is the address for the Udaipur Solar Observatory (USO). The Nehru park is accessible by inboard motor boats. The blue waters of the lake and the backdrop of the green mountains has given the soubriquet "the second Kashmir" to Udaipur .[1]

Udaipur Lake Conservation Society's reports indicate that the lake supports and sustains ground water recharge, drinking water, agricultural use, industrial use, ecological water availability and provides employment to 60% population of Udaipur. [3]

  1. ^ a b "Lakes". Archived from the original on 27 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Udaipur Lakes, Lakes Udaipur, Lakes Of Udaipur, Pichhola lake, Fatahsagar Lake, Udaisagar Lake, Lake Pichola, Badi Lake, Rajsamand Lake Archived 6 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine". www.amazingudaipur.com.
  3. ^ "Jheel Sanrakshan Samiti (Udaipur Lake Conservation Society)". Archived from the original on 16 July 2009.