Gobind Sagar
| Gobind Sagar | |
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| Location | Bilaspur District |
| Coordinates | |
| Lake type | Reservoir (man-made) |
| Basin countries | India |
| References | Himachal Pradesh Tourism Dep. |
Gobind Sagar is a man-made reservoir situated in Bilaspur District, Himachal
Pradesh.[1] The reservoir on the Sutlej, has been created by the huge hydel dam at Bhakra and has been named
in honour of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru. One of the world's highest gravity
dams, the Bhakra dam rises nearly 225.5 m above its lowest foundations. Under the supervision of the American dam-builder,
Harvey Slocum, work began in the year of 1955 and was completed in
1962. To maintain the level of water, the flow of river Beas
was channeliseded to Gobind Sagar by the Beas-Sutlej link which was accompalished in 1976.
Location and other aspects
The reservoir lies in the Bilaspur District and Una. Bilaspur is about 83 km. away from the railway station at Anandpur
Sahib.
In October and November, when the water level of the reservoir
is high, a series of regattas are also organizing by the Tourism and Civil Aviation department. Water-skiing, sailing,
kayaking and water scooter racing are popular water sports activities during this period.
It was declared as a water fowl refuge in 1962. Fishing is commonly practised here. It has about
fifty one species and sub species. Labeo dero, Tor pitutrata, Mystus seenghala and Mirror carp are some of the common species
found here.< Major attractions of the lake include ferry rides and water sports like speedboating. [2]
See also
References
External links
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| Lakes | Renuka Lake | Maharana Pratap Sagar | Gobind Sagar (more...) |
| Rivers | Beas | Chenab | Ravi | Sutlej | Yamuna |
| Districts | Bilaspur | Chamba | Hamirpur | Kangra | Kinnaur | Kullu | Lahul and Spiti | Mandi | Sirmaur | Shimla | Solan | Una |
| Other | Climate of Himachal Pradesh | Protected areas of Himachal Pradesh | List of peaks in Himachal Pradesh |
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| Low altitude lakes | Renuka Lake | Macchial Lake |
| Mid altitude lakes | Dal Lake | Kareri Lake | Khajjiar Lake | Kumarwah Lake | Rewalsar Lake |
| High altitude lakes | Prashar Lake | Nako Lake | Chandra Tal | Suraj Tal | Dhankar Lake | Dashair | Brighu Lake | Seruvalsar Lake | Manimahesh Lake | Ghadhasaru Lake | Mahakali Lake | Lama Dal | Chander Naun |
| Reservoirs | Maharana Pratap Sagar | Pandoh Lake | Gobind Sagar |
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