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Anshupa Lake
Anshupa lake
Anshupa Lake
Location	Banki, Cuttack, Odisha
Coordinates	20°27′33″N 85°36′13″E / 20.4591°N 85.6037°E / 20.4591; 85.6037
Type	Freshwater Lake
Basin countries	India

Max. length	5 km (3.1 mi)
Max. width	1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Surface area	231 ha (570 acres)
Surface elevation	Surrounded by Saranda Hills

Settlements	Cuttack

Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Ansupa Lake
Designated	12 October 2021
Reference no.	2487^[1]

Ansupa Lake is a 231-hectare (570-acre) horseshoe-shaped fresh water oxbow lake on the left bank of the Mahanadi river, opposite Banki in Cuttack district, Odisha, India. It is 40 km (25 mi) from the city of Cuttack. It is a fresh water lake situated amidst the Saranda Hills and enclosed by bamboo tree greenery and mango trees and acts as a shelter for the migratory birds in the wintry weather season. There are boating and fishing facilities.^[2] The lake has been designated as a protected Ramsar site since 2021.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ansupa Lake". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-12. Retrieved 2009-03-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Dams	Deras Hirakud Jalaput Mandira Rengali Upper Kolab
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