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  District-wise and Type-wise Distribution of Lentic Water Bodies in Punjab

District

Category

No.

Area (ha)

AMRITSAR

1.1

Lakes/ponds*

137

28936.25

1.2

Ox-bow lakes

29

450.00

1.3

Waterlogged (Seasonal)

111

1148.00

1.4

Swamp/marsh

20

2777.25

2.1

Reservoir

1

5.00

2.2

Tanks

5

14.50

2.3

Waterlogged (Man-made)

24

174.75

2.4

Ash/Cooling ponds

--

--

 

Total

327

33506.75

 

< 2.25 ha

336

 

BATHINDA

1.1

Lakes/ponds

155

557.75

1.2

Ox-bow lakes

--

--

1.3

Waterlogged (Seasonal)

2

13.00

1.4

Swamp/marsh

5

152.75

2.1

Reservoir

--

--

2.2

Tanks

7

55.00

2.3

Waterlogged (Man-made)

12

628.00

2.4

Ash/Cooling ponds

1

58.00

 

Total

182

1464.50

 

< 2.25 ha

480

 

FARIDKOT

1.1

Lakes/ponds

137

423.25

1.2

Ox-bow lakes

---

--

1.3

Waterlogged (Seasonal)

18

107.50

1.4

Swamp/marsh

---

--

2.1

Reservoir

--

--

2.2

Tanks

--

--

2.3

Waterlogged (Man-made)

25

297.50

2.4

Ash/Cooling ponds

--

--

 

Total

180

828.25

 

< 2.25 ha

465

 

FIROZEPUR

1.1

Lakes/ponds

92

284.25

1.2

Ox-bow lakes

30

660.75

1.3

Waterlogged (Seasonal)

180

2296.00

1.4

Swamp/marsh

7

333.25

2.1

Reservoir

1

3.25

2.2

Tanks

1

3.00

2.3

Waterlogged (Man-made)

29

485.50

2.4

Ash/Cooling ponds

--

---

 

Total

340

4066.00

 

< 2.25 ha

370

 

GURDASPUR

1.1

Lakes/ponds

46

195.00

1.2

Ox-bow lakes

20

549.50

1.3

Waterlogged (Seasonal)

77

1272.50

1.4

Swamp/marsh

22

2843.75

2.1

Reservoir

--

---

2.2

Tanks

7

28.50

2.3

Waterlogged (Man-made)

13

88.75

2.4

Ash/Cooling ponds

--

--

 

Total

185

4978.00

 

< 2.25 ha

143

 

HOSHIARPUR

1.1

Lakes/ponds

7

22.75

1.2

Ox-bow lakes

5

107.75

1.3

Waterlogged (Seasonal)

6

142.75

1.4

Swamp/marsh

12

152.00

2.1

Reservoir

9

307.50

2.2

Tanks

8

42.50

2.3

Waterlogged (Man-made)

1

5.75

2.4

Ash/Cooling ponds

--

--

 

Total

48

781.00

 

< 2.25 ha

102

 

JALANDHAR

1.1

Lakes/ponds

34

117.00

1.2

Ox-bow lakes

10

63.25

1.3

Waterlogged (Seasonal)

29

323.25

1.4

Swamp/marsh

4

318.50

2.1

Reservoir

2

6.25

2.2

Tanks

3

14.50

2.3

Waterlogged (Man-made)

8

51.25

2.4

Ash/Cooling ponds

--

--

 

Total

90

894.00

 

< 2.25 ha

228

 

KAPURTHALA

1.1

Lakes/ponds

11

5207.50

1.2

Ox-bow lakes

12

184.25

1.3

Waterlogged (Seasonal)

15

111.50

1.4

Swamp/marsh

11

470.25

2.1

Reservoir

--

--

2.2

Tanks

1

13.00

2.3

Waterlogged (Man-made)

7

87.25

2.4

Ash/Cooling ponds

--

--

 

Total

57

6073.75

 

< 2.25 ha

48

 

LUDHIANA

1.1

Lakes/ponds

59

226.00

1.2

Ox-bow lakes

7

63.25

1.3

Waterlogged (Seasonal)

4

34.25

1.4

Swamp/marsh

2

201.00

2.1

Reservoir

--

---

2.2

Tanks

4

18.00

2.3

Waterlogged (Man-made)

2

5.75

2.4

Ash/Cooling ponds

--

--

 

Total

78

548.25

 

< 2.25 ha

201

 

PATIALA

1.1

Lakes/ponds

77

369.25

1.2

Ox-bow lakes

--

---

1.3

Waterlogged (Seasonal)

16

85.75

1.4

Swamp/marsh

--

--

2.1

Reservoir

2

14.25

2.2

Tanks

1

4.00

2.3

Waterlogged (Man-made)

3

11.25

2.4

Ash/Cooling ponds

--

---

 

Total

99

484.50

 

< 2.25 ha

290

 

ROPAR

1.1

Lakes/ponds

18

45.50

1.2

Ox-bow lakes

1

3.75

1.3

Waterlogged (Seasonal)

1

5.50

1.4

Swamp/marsh

2

107.50

2.1

Reservoir

14

12377.25

2.2

Tanks

9

193.75

2.3

Waterlogged (Man-made)

4

9.50

2.4

Ash/Cooling ponds

--

---

 

Total

49

12742.75

 

< 2.25 ha

72

 

SANGRUR

1.1

Lakes/ponds

103

337.00

1.2

Ox-bow lakes

--

--

1.3

Waterlogged (Seasonal)

55

276.00

1.4

Swamp/marsh

10

421-50

2.1

Reservoir

3

10.50

2.2

Tanks

--

---

2.3

Waterlogged (Man-made)

13

85.50

2.4

Ash/Cooling ponds

--

--

 

Total

84

1130.50

 

* Ponds are < 2.25 ha

 

 

Note: Five new districts were carved out of the above mentioned twelve districts subsequent to these studies.

Source: Chopra et al., 1998 as cited in Tiwana et al., 2005

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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