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Chandubi Lake (Pron: ˌʧʌnˈdʊbɪ) is a natural lake located in
Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council The Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC) was constituted by the Government of Assam in 1995. It was constituted for development in the areas of economic, educational, socio-cultural and ethnic identity of Rabha people residing in the council ...
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Kamrup District Kamrup Rural district, or simply Kamrup district (Pron: ˈkæmˌrəp or ˈkæmˌru:p), is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India formed by dividing the old Kamrup district into two in the year 2003; other being Kamrup Metro ...
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Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...
at a distance of from the city of
Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...
accessible through
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. The lake is located at the foot of Garo hills surrounded by Assam and Meghalaya. The area is covered by deep forest, and small villages. It is a natural sightseeing and picnic spot. The lake attracts migratory birds during winter.


Geology

This lake was formed on 12 June 1897 at the evening Assam earthquake. During that period the forest went down and became the lake.


Tourism

The lake's chief feature is the natural lagoon that has been formed in the lake. The lake offers fishing, and the administrators of the lake have provided facilities to go rowing in the lake waters. Chandubi Lake is a tourist destination, with some tourists visiting the lake during the Changdubi festival in first week of January. In this festival, local village people perform their traditional or cultural dance forms, and stalls offer local traditional food.


See also

* Dipor Bil *
List of lakes in India This is a list of notable lakes in India. Andhra Pradesh * Kolleru Lake * Kondakarla Ava * Kaniairi Lake * Cumbum * Pulicat Lake Assam * Dora Beel * Urpad Beel *Samaguri Beel * Morikalang Beel * Haflong L ...
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List of lakes of Assam This is a list of lakes ( beels) and wetlands of Assam, India. Tinsukia district * Maguri Motapung Beel * Udaipur Beel * Rampur Beel Dibrugarh district * Lomghori Beel * Sasoni Merbeel * Dihingerasuti Beel Sivasagar district * Boka Beel * Borbok ...


References

Lakes of Assam Tourist attractions in Guwahati Tourism in Northeast India {{lake-stub