Lake Pichola
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| Location | Rajasthan |
| Coordinates | 24°34′19″N 73°40′44″E / 24.572°N 73.679°ECoordinates: 24°34′19″N 73°40′44″E / 24.572°N 73.679°E |
| Lake type | Freshwater Lake |
| Catchment area | 55 km2 (21 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | India |
| Max. length | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Max. width | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
| Surface area | 696 ha (1,720 acres) |
| Average depth | 4.32 m (14.2 ft) |
| Max. depth | 8.5 m (28 ft) |
| Water volume | 13.08 million cubic metres (462×106 cu ft) |
| Islands | Jag Niwas, the Jag Mandir and Arsi Vilas |
| Settlements | Udaipur |
Lake Pichola, situated in Udaipur city in the Indian state of Rajasthan, is an artificial fresh water lake, created in the year 1362 AD, named after the nearby Picholi village. It is one of the several contiguous lakes, and developed over the last few centuries in and around the famous Udaipur city. The lakes around Udaipur were primarily created by building dams to meet the drinking water and irrigation needs of the city and its neighborhood. Two islands, Jag Niwas and Jag Mandir are located within Pichola Lake, and have been developed with several palaces to provide views of the lake.
There are four islands on the lake:
Three of the numerous lakes found in the vicinity of Udaipur which connect with the Pichola lake and the Saroop Sagar Lake connected by an arched bridge built by Maharana Swaroop Singh (1842-1861) which in turn connects to the Fateh Sagar Lake, the crystal watered lake in the midst of tree lined hills and the smaller Arsi vilas.
The Lake Pichola is approachable by road from the Udaipur City. Local buses, Tongas, auto-rickshaws and taxis provide the needed transport. Udaipur, in turn, is well connected through the Golden Quadrilateral road network, and it lies equidistant, at 650 kilometres, from Delhi and Mumbai on the National Highway (NH) 8. Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan is 6 hours by road and 3.5 hours drive from Ahmedabad to Udaipur. Rajasthan Tourism operates regular bus service from Delhi. It also falls on the East West Corridor which starts from Porbandar and ends at Silchar and intersects the Golden Quadrilateral and a part of this is the stretch from Udaipur to Chittor. 25 km from the lake is the Dabok Airport which connects to Delhi and Bombay. Udaipur Railway Station and Maharana Pratap Bus Stand are both 3 km away from the Lake.
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