Wular Lake

Situated in the Valley of Kashmir between Sopore and Bandipore, it is the largest fresh water lake in India. The lake was formed as a result of tectonic activity during the Pleistocene Period. Depending on the season, the size of the lake varies between 30 and 250 kilometres. The River Jhelum feeds the lake, which acts as a natural reservoir. The Tulbul Project is a ‘navigation lock-cum-control structure’ at the mouth of the Wular lake. It envisages regulated water release from the natural storage in the lake to maintain a minimum draught of 4.5 feet in the river up to Baramulla during the lean winter months.