Kalankar Lake [1] | |
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Location | Umerkot District, Sindh, Pakistan |
Coordinates | 25°34′00″N 69°35′40″E / 25.56667°N 69.59444°E |
Basin countries | Pakistan |
Max. length | 31 km (19 mi) |
Max. width | 6 km (3.7 mi) |
Surface area | 9,842 ha (24,320 acres) |
Average depth | 6 m (20 ft) |
Max. depth | 7.9 metres (26 ft) |
Water volume | 0.53×10 6 acre⋅ft (650 hm3) |
Surface elevation | 15 metres (49 ft) |
Kalankar Lake ( Urdu کلانکر جھیل) is situated near Dhoronaro village of Umerkot, Sindh, Pakistan. [3] The lake is spread over both Sanghar and Umerkot districts. It starts from Sanghar near Ghulam Nabi Shah town where barrage and desert lands meet and ends at Umerkot district. [4] [5] [1]
To reach Kalankar Lake, there is one-hour journey from Umerkot to Dhoronaro, a rural town 30 kilometers away [6] and from Dhorono village another eight kilometers away in Haji Khamiso Rajar village. [7] [8]
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