Kalankar Lake

Kalankar Lake^[1]
Kalankar Lake
	Kalankar Lake Location in Sindh Kalankar Lake Location in Pakistan
Location	Umerkot District, Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates	25°34′00″N 69°35′40″E / 25.56667°N 69.59444°ECoordinates: 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	0.53×106 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]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Hassan ·, Munawar. "Pakistan's unique desert wetlands under threat".
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^ "As wetland-grabbers dry out waterbodies for farming, fisherfolk fight back". www.thenews.com.pk.
^ Ram, Shewa (8 August 2020). "Lake Kalankar: A Lost Natural Resource". Technology Times.
^ Ali, Babar (7 December 2020). "A Lake in the Lap of Desert".
^ https://usindh.edu.pk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BIODIVERSITY-OF-INLAND-WATERS-IN-SINDH-PAKISTAN.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ Soomro, Abdul Haleem (19 April 2017). "No longer a thriving fishing village, Kalankar lake's community can only hope for a miracle". DAWN.COM.
^ Shaikh, Abubaker (7 February 2019). "کلانکر: تھر کے آنگن میں گم ہوتی ہوئی جھیل۔۔۔". Dawn News Television.

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[autogenerated1-1] Hassan ·, Munawar. "Pakistan's unique desert wetlands under threat".

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[3] "As wetland-grabbers dry out waterbodies for farming, fisherfolk fight back". www.thenews.com.pk.

[4] Ram, Shewa (8 August 2020). "Lake Kalankar: A Lost Natural Resource". Technology Times.

[5] Ali, Babar (7 December 2020). "A Lake in the Lap of Desert".

[6] ttps://usindh.edu.pk/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/BIODIVERSITY-OF-INLAND-WATERS-IN-SINDH-PAKISTAN.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}

[7] Soomro, Abdul Haleem (19 April 2017). "No longer a thriving fishing village, Kalankar lake's community can only hope for a miracle". DAWN.COM.

[8] Shaikh, Abubaker (7 February 2019). "کلانکر: تھر کے آنگن میں گم ہوتی ہوئی جھیل۔۔۔". Dawn News Television.

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Kalankar Lake^[1]
Kalankar Lake^[1] Location in Sindh Show map of Sindh Kalankar Lake^[1] Location in Pakistan Show map of Pakistan
Location	Umerkot District, Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates	25°34′00″N 69°35′40″E / 25.56667°N 69.59444°E / 25.56667; 69.59444Coordinates: 25°34′00″N 69°35′40″E / 25.56667°N 69.59444°E / 25.56667; 69.59444
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)