Template:Infobox body of water Khanpursar is a shallow, non-mictic lake in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It lies 24 km north-west of Srinagar city in the village of khanpur on the right bank of the Jehlum River. The famous Manasbal Lake lies 6 km in the north.[1][2]
Khanpursar is fed by springs and a few ephemeral channels and outflows into Jehlum River. The lake is mostly an oval shaped lake with a length of 400 meters and breadth of 300 meters. It has a maximum depth of 4 meters. Willow plantations and paddy cultivations are a part of its catchment area. Khanpursar is surrounded by a few villages. Khanpur village lies on the eastern side, while as Batpora and Guzhom lie on the southern and north-western sides, respectively. The lake is an important source of fish and the lotus-stem (nadru).[1][3][2]
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- ↑ Ichthyologica Volume 2, Issues 1-2{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. International Society of Ichthyology and Hydrobiology(1963)
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