Back মনছর হ্রদ Bengali/Bangla Lago Manchar Spanish Lac Manchar French Mančaras Lithuanian Mancharmeer Dutch Manchar-vatnet NN ਮੰਛਰ ਝੀਲ Punjabi منچھر جھیل PNB Манчхар Russian منڇر ڍنڍ Sindhi
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  Manchar | |
| Location | Lake Manchar is located at a distance of 18 kilometers from Sehwan Sharif on west side of the River Indus, in district Jamshoro. |
| Coordinates | 26°25′N 67°41′E / 26.41°N 67.68°E |
| Lake type | reservoir |
| Part of | Indus River basin |
| Primary inflows | Aral Wah Canal, Danister Canal, Nai Gaj |
| Primary outflows | Indus River |
| Basin countries | Pakistan |
| Max. length | 23.5 km (14.6 mi) |
| Max. width | 12.08 km (7.51 mi) |
| Surface area | 228 to 250 km2 (88 to 97 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Water volume | 600,000 acre⋅ft (740,000,000 m3) |
| Surface elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Islands | various islands and islets |
Lake Manchar (Sindhi: منڇر ڍنڍ, Urdu: منچھر جھیل), also spelled Manchhar,[1] is the largest natural freshwater lake in Pakistan,[2] and one of the largest in South Asia.[3] It is located west of the Indus River, in Jamshoro and Dadu districts of Sindh, 18 kilometres (11 mi) away from Sehwan.[4] Lake Manchar collects water from numerous small streams in the Kirthar Mountains, and then empties into the Indus River.[5] The lake's surface area fluctuates with the seasons, from as little as 36 km2,[6] to as much as 500 km2 during monsoon rains.[6][7]
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- ^ Ebrahim, Zofeen (September 17, 2015). "Photo story: The destruction of Pakistan's Manchar lake". The Third Pole. Archived from the original on 2018-08-25. Retrieved 2020-04-20.