Lakes & Dams in Uttar Pradesh
41 places in Uttar Pradesh under lakes & dams. Lakes, tarns, reservoirs and lakeside camping.
Explore with dates- Bakhira Bird SanctuarySant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh · Birding SpotsEastern UP's biggest natural wetland. Geese and duck by the thousand in winter.
- Barua SagarJhansi, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsAn 18th century lake, a Bundela fort above it and a 9th century temple beside it, 24 km from Jhansi.
- Bijnor Ganga BarrageBijnor, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsThe Ganga barrage at Bijnor, for winter ducks at dawn and sunsets after.
- Chando TalBasti, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsA big quiet lake south of Basti with winter waterfowl and nobody about.
- CharkhariMahoba, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsA princely town ringed by seven lakes under a hill fort, the self-styled Kashmir of Bundelkhand.
- Chittaura Jheel and Suheldev MemorialBahraich, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsThe lake where Suheldev is said to have beaten Salar Masud in 1034, with his memorial on the bank.
- Chuka BeachPilibhit, Uttar Pradesh · Eco TourismHuts and tree houses on a reservoir shore inside Pilibhit Tiger Reserve.
- Dadhichi Kund, MisrikhSitapur, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesThe tank where Dadhichi gave up his bones for the vajra. Ten km from Naimisharanya.
- Dhanauri WetlandsGautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh · Birding SpotsFarmland marshes near Jewar with the biggest sarus crane gathering around Delhi.
- Gomti UdgamPilibhit, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesThe lake among terai fields where Lucknow's river begins.
- Indira Gandhi Memorial Botanical GardenRaebareli, Uttar Pradesh · Eco TourismRaebareli's lakeside botanical garden, a fair stop on the Lucknow road.
- Kirat SagarMahoba, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsAn 11th century Chandela lake and the ground of the Kajli Mela, held since 1182.
- Kishanpur Wildlife SanctuaryLakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesDudhwa's quieter sister. Jhadi Tal, hundreds of swamp deer, and decent tiger odds.
- Lakh Bahosi Bird SanctuaryKannauj, Uttar Pradesh · Birding SpotsTwo shallow lakes near Kannauj that fill with geese and ducks from November.
- Madan Sagar & KakramathMahoba, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsA 12th century Chandela lake with a granite Shiva temple on an island in it.
- Matatila DamLalitpur, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsA 1958 Betwa dam with a big reservoir and boating, a picnic stop on the Lalitpur road.
- Maudaha DamHamirpur, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsA quiet Birma river reservoir south of Maudaha, good for winter birds and little else.
- Mehnagar Fort & Madilaha TankAzamgarh, Uttar Pradesh · FortsA 16th-century brick fort and a huge tank, Azamgarh's one historic monument.
- Moti JheelKanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsKanpur's old waterworks lake, now the city's evening walk.
- Musakhand DamChandauli, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsA quiet reservoir on the Karmanasa under the Vindhyan hills, good for a sunset on the way back from Rajdari.
- Naimisharanya (Chakra Tirth)Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesThe forest of the Puranas. A spring-fed round pond and a small town full of temples.
- Naugarh Fort & Latif Shah DamChandauli, Uttar Pradesh · FortsA hunting fort of the Kashi rajas above two dams on the Karmanasa, on the forest edge of Chandauli.
- Nawab TankBanda, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsA Nawabi stepped tank with an island temple, Banda's evening walk.
- Nawabganj Bird SanctuaryUnnao, Uttar Pradesh · Birding SpotsA roadside lake between Kanpur and Lucknow that fills with migratory ducks each winter.
- Okhla Bird SanctuaryGautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh · Birding SpotsThe Yamuna barrage marsh on the Noida border with 300-plus bird species in winter.
- Parichha DamJhansi, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsA Betwa reservoir with boating and jet skis, Jhansi's Sunday outing.
- Patna Bird SanctuaryEtah, Uttar Pradesh · Birding SpotsUP's smallest bird sanctuary, a square kilometre of lake that fills with birds each winter.
- Prahlad KundHardoi, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesThe tank where Prahlad is said to have walked out of the fire. Hardoi owns the Holi story.
- Radha Kund and Kusum SarovarMathura, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesBraj sacred tanks and a 1760s Jat sandstone cenotaph, side by side on the Govardhan road.
- Rahila Sagar Sun TempleMahoba, Uttar Pradesh · Temples & ShrinesA roofless 9th century granite Sun temple beside a Chandela tank, 3 km from Mahoba.
- Rajghat DamLalitpur, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsThe big interstate Betwa dam south of Lalitpur, with the largest reservoir in the district.
- Ramgarh TalGorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsGorakhpur's 700-hectare lake with a promenade, boats and evening crowds.
- Rihand DamSonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh · Lakes & DamsA 1962 dam holding one of the largest reservoirs in India, at the heart of the Rihand valley.
- Saman Bird SanctuaryMainpuri, Uttar Pradesh · Birding SpotsA Ramsar wetland near Mainpuri with sarus all year and geese in winter, and almost nobody else.
- Samaspur Bird SanctuaryRaebareli, Uttar Pradesh · Birding SpotsSix lakes near Salon with 250-plus bird species and almost no visitors.
- Sandi Bird SanctuaryHardoi, Uttar Pradesh · Birding SpotsA Ramsar wetland 20 km from Hardoi. Geese and duck in winter, sarus all year.
- Sirsi Dam & Wyndham FallsMirzapur, Uttar Pradesh · WaterfallsMirzapur's picnic waterfall and a reservoir behind it, alive from July to October.
- Sohnag Parashuram DhamDeoria, Uttar Pradesh · Pilgrimage RoutesA Parashuram shrine by a big tank near Salempur.
- Soor Sarovar Bird SanctuaryAgra, Uttar Pradesh · Birding SpotsKeetham lake winter birds, and a hundred rescued sloth bears next door, 20 km from Agra.
- Surajpur WetlandGautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh · Birding SpotsA quiet forest wetland in Greater Noida with sarus cranes and winter ducks.
- Surha Tal Bird SanctuaryBallia, Uttar Pradesh · Birding SpotsBallia's great oxbow lake, thick with wintering geese and duck. No facilities, just birds.
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