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{{Short description|Lake in Jammu and Kashmir, India}}<br />
{{Infobox lake<br />
| name = Khushal Sar<br />
| image = File:Khushal_Sar_From_North.jpg<br />
| caption = A view of the Khushal Sar from its Northern Shore<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir<br />
| location = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| coords = {{coord|34|06|41.34|N|74|47|58|E|display=title,inline|region:IN_type:waterbody_source:GNS-enwiki}}<br />
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| inflow = <br />
| outflow = Channel to the [[Anchar Lake]]<br />
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| length = {{convert|1.6|km|abbr=on}}<br />
| width = {{convert|0.6|km|abbr=on}}<br />
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| elevation = {{convert|1582|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
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'''Khushal Sar''' ({{IPA|ur|xʊʃɦɑːl səɾ}} ; {{IPA|ks|xɔʃhaːl sar}}) is a [[lake]] located in [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India. It is in a highly [[environmental degradation|deteriorated]] condition and has been [[wikt:encroachment|encroached]] upon at many places with [[illegal construction]] and [[landfill]]ing.<ref>{{cite news|title=Encroachments killing Khushal Sar |url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2012/May/15/encroachments-killing-khushal-sar-18.asp |date=15 May 2012 |access-date=20 Mar 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402173318/http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2012/May/15/encroachments-killing-khushal-sar-18.asp |archive-date=April 2, 2015 }}</ref> The lake once stretched from Zoonimar up to the [[Aali Masjid]] but now it is considerably reduced. It is connected to the [[Anchar Lake|Anchar]] lake via a small [[Channel (geography)|channel]]. Another smaller lake, known as [[Gil Sar|Gilsar]], is connected to the Khushal Sar via a narrow strait, which is spanned by a bridge known as Gil Kadal. The Gilsar lake is in turn connected to the [[Nigeen Lake|Nigeen lake]] via the [[Nallah Amir Khan]]. Until the 1970s, the [[Nallah Mar|Mar Canal]] drained into this lake providing navigability up to [[Ganderbal]] via the Anchar lake. After the filling up of the Mar Canal, the condition of the lake deteriorated further.<ref>{{cite news|title=Khushal Sar Breathing its last |url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2013/Oct/26/khushal-sar-breathing-its-last--30.asp |date=26 Oct 2013 |access-date=20 Mar 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402194214/http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2013/Oct/26/khushal-sar-breathing-its-last--30.asp |archive-date=2015-04-02 }}</ref><br />
<ref>{{cite web|title=Prominent Lakes of Kashmir Division|url=http://jkenvis.nic.in/water_resources_lakes_kashmir.html|year=2012|publisher=J&K Envis Centre|access-date=7 March 2018|archive-date=5 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305082810/http://jkenvis.nic.in/water_resources_lakes_kashmir.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Hydrography of Jammu and Kashmir}}<br />
{{Kashmir Valley}}<br />
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[[Category:Lakes of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
[[Category:Srinagar]]<br />
[[Category:Water pollution in India]]<br />
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