Silsako Lake (also known as Silsako Beel) is a
wetland
A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The ...
and
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much lar ...
located at the heart of the
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 ...
city and surrounded by villages like Satgaon, Hengrabari and Mathgharia in
Kamrup Metropolitan district
Kamrup Metropolitan district is one of the 35 districts in Assam state in north-eastern India. It was carved out of the erstwhile undivided Kamrup district in 2003 and covers an area equivalent to the area under the jurisdiction of the Guwahat ...
of
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 ...
.
Guwahati Water Bodies (Preservation and Conservation) Act-2008 has specifically notified the Silsako Lake in the Schedule I to IV along with other six wetlands 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 ...
.
Etmyology
''Silsako'' is the
Assamese
Assamese may refer to:
* Assamese people, a socio-ethnolinguistic identity of north-eastern India
* People of Assam, multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religious people of Assam
* Assamese language, one of the easternmost Indo-Aryan language ...
term for ''Stone Bridge''. ''Beel'' means
lake
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much lar ...
in
Assamese language
Assamese (), also Asamiya ( ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken mainly in the north-east Indian state of Assam, where it is an official language, and it serves as a ''lingua franca'' of the wider region. The easternmost Indo-Iranian languag ...
.
Area
Silsako lake is having a length of approx. 5 km and average width of 250
m.
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See also
*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
* Borbo ...
References
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Lakes of Assam
Tourist attractions in Guwahati