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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Artificial lake in Mehsana district, Gujarat, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox lake<br />
| name = Chimnabai Lake<br />
| mapframe = yes<br />
| mapframe-zoom = 13<br />
| alt = Map showing the extent of lake<br />
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| location = Kadarpur, [[Kheralu]] Taluka, [[Mehsana district]], [[Gujarat]]<br />
| coords = {{coord|type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}<br />
| pushpin_map = India Gujarat<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = Location of lake within Gujarat<br />
| lake_type = [[Artificial lake]]<br />
| inflow = Storm water<br />
| outflow = Canals<br />
| catchment = {{convert|33.4|sqmi|sqkm}}<br />
| basin_countries = [[India]]<br />
| length = {{convert|3|mile|km}}<br />
| width = <br />
| area = {{convert|1600|acre|sqkm}}<br />
| depth =<br />
| max-depth = {{convert|190.4|m|ft}}<br />
| volume = {{convert|632000000|cuft}}<br />
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'''Chimnabai Lake''' is located near Kadarpur village in [[Kheralu]] Taluka,{{sfn|Gazetteer of the Baroda State: Volume II|p=339}} [[Mehsana district]] in the Indian state of [[Gujarat]].<br />
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The lake was created by [[Baroda State]] ruler [[Sayajirao Gaekwad III]] in memory of his deceased wife [[Chimnabai I]]. The construction was started in 1898 and completed in 1905.<ref name=":0" /> Local people have long demanded that the lake should be supplied water via [[Narmada Canal|Narmada canal]] or [[Dharoi dam]].<ref>{{cite news |date=2022-05-22 |title=મહેસાણા / પીવા અને સિંચાઇનું પાણી ન મળતા 30 ગામના લોકો નિકળી ગયા રસ્તા પર, ચીમનાબાઇ તળાવ ભરવા યોજી મહારેલી |language=gu |publisher=VTV News |url=https://www.vtvgujarati.com/news-details/villegaers-demand-to-fill-narmada-nir-in-mehsana-chimnabai-lake}}</ref><br />
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The lake is spread over an area of {{convert|1600|acre|sqkm}}. It has a water storage capacity of 632 million cubic feet. The lake provides irrigation to {{convert|900|ha|acre}} land of ten villages.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |date=30 August 2022 |title=ચીમનાબાઈ સરોવર બન્યું જળસમૃદ્ધ, ધરોઈની સપાટી ૬૨૧ ફૂટને વટાવી |trans-title=Chimnabai lake became water rich, the level of the lake exceeded 621 feet |newspaper=Sandesh |url=https://www.sandesh.com/gujarat/chimnabai-lake-became-water-rich-the-level-of-the-lake-exceeded-621-feet |access-date=25 June 2023}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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===Sources===<br />
* {{cite book |title=Gazetteer of the Baroda State: Volume II, Administration |date=1923 |publisher=G. H. Desai |location=Baroda |page= |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.94278/page/n481/mode/1up?view=theater |access-date=22 June 2023|ref=CITEREFGazetteer of the Baroda State: Volume II}}<br />
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{{Hydrography of Gujarat|state=collapsed}}<br />
[[Category:Lakes of Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Mehsana district]]<br />
[[Category:Artificial lakes of India]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Mehsana district]]</div>GeorgiannaN07