Upper Lake

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Upper Lake is a historic man-made reservoir in Bhopal, India, known as one of the oldest and largest artificial lakes in the country and a key source of the city's drinking water.

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Upper Lake canonical 3

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Lower Lake
alsoKnownAs Bada Talab
Bhojtal
basinCountry India
category Lakes of Madhya Pradesh
Reservoirs in India
Tourist attractions in Bhopal
cityServed Bhopal
climateZone tropical savanna climate
constructedBy Paramara king Bhoja
linked to: Bhoja
constructionType earthen dam
continent Asia
country India
environmentalIssue eutrophication risk
pollution
fedBy monsoon rainfall
function primary source of drinking water for Bhopal
governingBody Bhopal Municipal Corporation
Government of Madhya Pradesh
hasFeature catchment area with rural and urban zones
earthen embankment
hasHeritageStatus Ramsar site
isPartOf Upper Lake and Lower Lake of Bhopal
linked to: Upper Lake (Bhopal)
knownFor being one of the largest artificial lakes in India
being one of the oldest man-made lakes in India
locatedIn Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh
nearbyLandmark Bhopal city center
linked to: Bhopal

Van Vihar National Park
outflow Lower Lake
partOf Bhopal lake system
RamsarCountry India
RamsarDesignation Bhoj Wetland
linked to: Bhopal lake system
RamsarSiteType wetland of international importance
region Central India
supports aquatic biodiversity
migratory birds
tourismActivity boating
sightseeing
use drinking water supply
fisheries
irrigation
recreation
waterType freshwater

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bhopal hasLake Upper Lake
Lower Lake adjacentTo Upper Lake