🌊 Dhebar Lake

Dhebar Lake is India's second largest artificial fresh water lake in India. It is located in the Salumber District of Rajasthan State in western India. It has an area of 87 km2 (34 sq mi) when full, and was created at Namla Thikana (rathore-patvi) in the 17th century, when Rana Jai Singh of Udaipur built a marble dam across the Gomati River. It is about 19 km from the district headquarters of Salumbar. When first built, it was the largest artificial lake in the world. The surrounding Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary around Dhebar Lake can be reached by the state highway to Banswara from Udaipur. Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary protects about 162.0 square kilometres (16,200 ha), mostly teak forest, on the shores of Dhebar Lake. The lake has three islands measuring from 10 to 40 acres each. The Dhebar Lake Marble Dam is 300.0 m (984.3 ft) long and is a part of the "Heritage Monuments of India". The dam also has the Hawa Mahal Palace, winter capital of the erstwhile Maharanas of Mewar. 1687 to 1691. However, the lake went almost dry in recent times affecting the eco system.