{"id":349243,"date":"2025-11-04T14:36:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T09:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=349243"},"modified":"2025-11-04T14:36:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T09:06:39","slug":"gogabeel-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/gogabeel-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Gogabeel Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Gogabeel Lake became India\u2019s 94th Ramsar site and Bihar\u2019s sixth.<\/p>\n<h2>About Gogabeel Lake<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_349244\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-349244\" style=\"width: 296px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-349244\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-Reseach-Gate.jpg?resize=296%2C470&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-Reseach-Gate.jpg?resize=189%2C300&amp;ssl=1 189w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-Reseach-Gate.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-349244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Research Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> It is located in <strong>Katihar district of Bihar.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Type of lake:<\/strong> It is an <strong>oxbow wetland.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>River associated:<\/strong> It is situated <strong>between the rivers Ganga and Mahananda<\/strong>, and during floods the lake joins these two rivers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Size:<\/strong> The Ramsar site covers <strong>86.63 hectares.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation Reserve:<\/strong> It was notified as a<strong>\u00a0Community Reserve<\/strong> and a<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u2018<\/strong><strong>Conservation Reserve<\/strong><strong>\u2019 <\/strong>in\u00a02019, by the Bihar Government.\n<ul>\n<li>It is <strong>conserved and managed<\/strong> by the <strong>local community<\/strong> as the <strong>state\u2019s first community reserve.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biodiversity importance:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>More than <strong>90 bird species<\/strong> are recorded, with about <strong>30 migratory<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Threatened<\/strong> species include the <strong>Vulnerable Lesser Adjutant Stork<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Near Threatened<\/strong> species include<strong> Black-necked Stork, White Ibis, and White-eyed Pochard.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It serves as a breeding ground for Vulnerable fish species Walago attu. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It provides habitat for the <strong>Smooth-coated Otter (Lutrogale perspici lata) and the Helicopter Catfish.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Festival<\/strong>: Local cultural traditional <strong>festivals like Sirva, Adra , Chhat <\/strong>are observed in this wetland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Ramsar Sites in Bihar<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Bihar now has <strong>6 Ramsar sites <\/strong>and stands at <strong>3rd position in the country<\/strong> after <strong>Tamil Nadu <\/strong>and <strong>Uttar Pradesh<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>previous 5<\/strong><strong> Bihar Ramsar sites<\/strong><strong> are<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Gokul Jalashay (Buxar)<\/li>\n<li>Udaipur Jheel (West Champaran)<\/li>\n<li>Kabar Jheel\/Kabar Taal (Begusarai) &#8211; <strong>( Bihar first Ramsar site)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Nagi Bird Sanctuary (Jamui) \u2013 listed in 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Nakti Bird Sanctuary (Jamui) \u2013 listed in 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Gogabeel Lake became India\u2019s 94th Ramsar site and Bihar\u2019s sixth. About Gogabeel Lake Location: It is located in Katihar district of Bihar. Type of lake: It is an oxbow wetland. River associated: It is situated between the rivers Ganga and Mahananda, and during floods the lake joins these two rivers. 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