Deepor Beel It is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Ass | Upsc Environment

Deepor Beel

It is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Assam and the State’s only Ramsar site besides being an Important Bird Area by Birdlife International.

It is located towards the southwest of Guwahati city, Assam and is the erstwhile water channel of River Brahmaputra.

The lake expands up to 30 sq. km in summer and reduces to about 10 sq. km in the winter. The wildlife sanctuary measures 4.1 sq. km within this wetland (beel).

It has both biological and environmental importance besides being the only major storm-water storage basin for Guwahati city.