What is Dal Lake?
{{Infobox lake |name = Dal Lake <br /> डल झील |image_lake =Dal LakeVR.jpg |caption_lake = Dal Lake and the [[shikaras]] |image_bathymetry = |caption_bathymetry = |location = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir]], India |coords = {{Coord|34|07|N|74|52|E|region:IN_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}} |lake_type = [[Monomictic lake|Warm monomictic]] |inflow = Inflow Channel Telbal from [[Jhelum River]] -291.9 million cubic metres |outflow = Regulated, two channels (Dal Gate and Nalla Amir) - 275.6 million cubic metres |catchment = {{convert|316|km2|mi2}} |basin_countries = India |length = {{convert|7.44|km|abbr=on}} |width = {{convert|3.5|km|abbr=on}} |area = {{convert|18|-|22|km2|mi2}} |depth = {{convert|1.42|m|ft}} |max-depth = {{convert|6|m|ft|abbr=on}} |volume = {{convert|983|e6m3}} |residence_time = 22.16 days |shore = {{convert|15.5|km|abbr=on}} |elevation = {{convert|1583|m|ft|abbr=on}} |islands = Two (Sona Lank and Rupa Lank (or Char Chinari) |cities = Hazratbal, Srinagar |frozen = During severe winter }} '''Dal Lake''' is a lake in [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]. The lake is connected to other lakes of the [[Kashmir Valley]]. It is well known for its approximately 500 [[Victorian era]] wooden [[houseboat]]s, originally built as vacation homes for landless British administrators during the [[British Raj|Raj]]. ==Other websites== {{commons cat-inline}} {{multistub|Geo|Asia}} [[Category:Lakes of India]] [[Category:Jammu and Kashmir]]