{"id":371645,"date":"2026-09-12T16:02:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T10:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=371645"},"modified":"2026-09-12T16:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T10:32:22","slug":"bakhira-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/bakhira-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Bakhira Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><b>News:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A new study of magnetic minerals in Bakhira Lake sediments over 25,000 years reveals how past climate changes affected rainfall, weathering, sediment transport, and lake processes in northern India.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><b>About Bakhira Lake<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 546px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSqrQaarN1nh435aKlw28QxFwgnBwAADnjRLH66iAsG_A&amp;s=10\" alt=\"Bakhira Lake \" width=\"546\" height=\"306\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: DD News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> Bakhira Lake<\/strong>\u00a0is located at<\/span><b> Sant Kabir Nagar district of Eastern Uttar Pradesh.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>It forms part of the <b>Ghaghara-Rapti alluvial system.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>one of the largest wetlands in Uttar Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Formation: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>perennial oxbow\/floodplain wetland <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">formed through<\/span><b> the migration and subsequent cut-off of the <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/rapti-river\/\">Rapti River.<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>floodplain\u2013lacustrine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> setting<\/strong> favours the <\/span><b>accumulation and preservation of sediments derived from both the lake <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and surrounding catchment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Area: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is spread over <\/span><b>29 km\u00b2.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Bird sanctuary: <\/b>It was declared as a<b> bird sanctuary <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in<\/span><b> 1990.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Ramsar site: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>designated as a Ramsar Site in 2022.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Fauna:<\/strong> In winter (November\u2013January), <\/span><b>birds from Tibet, China, Europe, and Siberia travel up to 5,000 km to the lake.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also s<\/span><b>upports over 30 fish species, mainly Labeo rohita and Chana sp.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Significance:<\/strong> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It supports<\/span><b> migratory and resident birds, fishing, farming, and local livelihoods.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: A new study of magnetic minerals in Bakhira Lake sediments over 25,000 years reveals how past climate changes affected rainfall, weathering, sediment transport, and lake processes in northern India. About Bakhira Lake Location: Bakhira Lake\u00a0is located at Sant Kabir Nagar district of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. It forms part of the Ghaghara-Rapti alluvial system. 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