Assam is one of India's most wetland-abundant states, with approximately 5,097 major wetlands and an additional 6,081 smaller wetlands collectively covering 9.74% of the state's total land area. Wetlands in Assam are locally known by a variety of names reflecting their character: beel, pitoni, doloni, jalah, doba, hola, gedeng, and haor. These ecosystems serve as repositories of rich biotic and abiotic resources while providing critical functions including flood control, stormwater regulation, and water quality improvement. Despite their ecological importance, urban wetlands in Assam face the highest rates of degradation compared to their rural counterparts. The Brahmaputra River basin strongly influences the hydrology of the state's wetlands, making them particularly sensitive to changes in land use patterns, monsoon variability, and the rapid urbanization occurring around Guwahati.[1]
This is a list of lakes (beels) and wetlands of Assam, India.
Tinsukia district[edit | edit source]
Dibrugarh district[edit | edit source]
Phuloni Beel Situated in Nakatani Phakum Gaon, Konwerpur, Sivasagar district
Jorhat district[edit | edit source]
Golaghat district[edit | edit source]
Dhemaji district[edit | edit source]
Lakhimpur district[edit | edit source]
Nagaon district[edit | edit source]
Morigaon district[edit | edit source]
Sonitpur district[edit | edit source]
Darrang district[edit | edit source]
Kamrup district[edit | edit source]
- Chandubi Lake
- Dipor Bil
- Silsako Lake[3]
- Mandira Beel[2]
- Bageswari Beel[2]
- Rongai Beel[2]
- Dora Beel[2]
- Selsela Beel[2]
- Sorusola Beel
- Borsola Beel
Goalpara district[edit | edit source]
Nalbari district[edit | edit source]
Barpeta district[edit | edit source]
- Kapla Beel[2]
- Chotkapla[2]
- Tabha Beel[2]
- Alpajan beel[2]
- Chikanchara Beel[2]
- Boira Beel, Kayakuchi[2]
- Sorbhog Beel[2]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Sunset in the Kapla Beel in Barpeta district -
Fishing nets and boats on the Dora Beel in Kamrup district -
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Tamuli, Trishna Moni; Bora, Ashok K. (2021-12-18). "Changing Wetland Landscape and Effects of Urbanization: A Study on Silsako Wetland in Guwahati, Assam, India". NVEO - NATURAL VOLATILES & ESSENTIAL OILS Journal | NVEO: 11705–11715. ISSN 2148-9637.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.45 2.46 2.47 2.48 "Ecology and fisheries of beels in Assam" (PDF). Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ↑ "Lakes and Water Bodies". Guwahati Development Board, Government of Assam. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ↑ "Schemes launched to beautify Urpad Beel in Goalpara district". The Sentinel. Retrieved 17 November 2020.