locate two fresh water lake in India on the physical map of India
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Dal lake and Wular lake in Kashmir.
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Jammu and Kashmir region, situated in northern most part of India, is known for its amazing scenic beauties com- prising of fascinating landscapes and noteworthy fresh water lakes. Wular Lake ( Fig. 1), the largest freshwater lake in India, is located 34 km northwest of Srinagar city at an altitude of 1,580 masl between 34°16 ′ N and 34°25 ′ N latitudes and 74°29 ′ E and 74°40 ′ E longitudes (NWA 2010). It has elliptical shape with a surface area of 112.77 Km 2 , maximum length of 16 km and width of 9.6 km. It is a shallow lake with a maximum depth of 5 m. The water temperature ranges from 2 °C to 29.5 °C during the year. The degraded direct catch- ment area around the entire Jhelum basin contributes heavy load of silt into Wular, decreasing lake width and depth. Compared with other plain parts of India, Kashmir valley enjoys a more moderate climate. It can be generally described as cool in the spring and autumn, mild in the summer, and cold in the winter. As a large valley with significant differences in geo-location among various districts, the weather is often cooler in the hilly areas compared with the flat lower part. Summer is usually mild and with good little rain, but relative humidity is generally high, and the nights are cool. The precipitation occurs throughout the year, and no month is particularly dry. The hottest month is July (mean minimum temperature 6 °C, mean maximum temperature 32 °C), and the coldest are December – January (mean minimum temperature − 15 °C, mean maximum temperature 0 °C). In the current study, we present results based on geochemical data of lake sediments. The geochemistry of sediments has been extensively used by many workers (McLennan et al. 2003; Singh et al. 2008; Singh and France-Lanord 2002; Rashid 2002, 2005; Rahaman et al. 2009; Bertland et al. 2012; Pramod Singh 2010), primarily to understand various geological processes and climate control responsible for providing sediments to several basins. The weathering of rocks is an ongoing common process that shapes the earth ’ s surface and controls the biogeochemical cycles, and thereby regulates monsoon patterns. Although Dal Lake has been subjected to many studies by several workers (Jeelani and Shah 2006 and references there in), few investigations on Wular Lake are available which were mainly focused on hydrogeology and environmental aspects (Kulkarni et al. 2009). The present work is a maiden attempt on the geochemistry of lake sediments by authors. This work is mainly aimed at examining the major and trace element geochemistry of Wular Lake sediments primarily to investigate the processes that control sediment geochemistry with a specific focus on weathering processes, effect of climate and relief on these processes, influence of oxidation and reduction reactions, and sediment – water interaction. The Wular Lake lies in an intermountain Kashmir valley, bounded by Pirpanjal ranges in SW and Higher Himalayas in NE
