Dhanmondi Lake

Dhanmondi Lake is a lake located in the Dhanmondi residential area in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2] The lake was originally a dead channel of the Karwan Bazar River, and was connected to the Turag River. The lake is partially connected with the Begunbari Canal. In 1956, Dhanmondi was developed as a residential area. In the development plan, about 16% of the total area of Dhanmondi was designated for the lake.[3]

Dhanmondi lake
Location of Dhanmondi Lake in Bangladesh.
Location of Dhanmondi Lake in Bangladesh.
Dhanmondi lake
LocationDhaka
Coordinates23.7455°N 90.3776°E / 23.7455; 90.3776
Basin countriesBangladesh

Beginning from Jigatola (Dhanmondi Road # 2) the lake extends up to Road # 27 (new l6A), and bounded by the Mohammadpur-Lalmatia area in the north, Satmasjid Road in the west, BDR (bangladesh rifles) Gate (Dhanmondi Road # 2) in the south and in the east by Kalabagan residential area. It is 3 km in length, 35-100m in width, with a maximum depth of 4.77m and the total area of the water body is 37.37 ha. There is one box culvert in the lake near Sukrabad area, which is the only outlet of the lake. Excess floodwater due to heavy rainfall passes through this outlet. So water level in the lake remains almost the same in all seasons.

  • Night view
    Night view
  • Rabindra-Sarobar
    Rabindra-Sarobar
  • No 8 Bridge
    No 8 Bridge
  • Chistia Palace, built in the 1990s by a local businessman
    Chistia Palace, built in the 1990s by a local businessman
  • Night view of Chistia Palace
    Night view of Chistia Palace

References
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  1. "Homage to Sudhin Das and Karunamaya Goswami". The Daily Star. 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  2. "7 reasons why we love Saat Masjid Road". The Daily Star. 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  3. Sifatul Quader Chowdhury (2012). "Dhanmondi Lake". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.


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