Location of Badi Lake, History of Badi Lake, Architecture of Badi Lake.
Location of Badi Lake:
This lake is also known as Bari Lake or Badi Ka Talab or Tiger Lake and is located at a distance of 14 Km North of Udaipur City near Village Badi, District Udaipur, Rajasthan.
History of Badi Lake:
It was built as a storage reservoir in 1664 A.D. by Maharana Raj Singh I (the ruler of Udaipur from 1652-1680 A.D.) at a cost of Rs. 6,88,000 to counteract the devastating effects of a severe drought. The Maharana named it Jiyan Sagar after his mother, Jana Devi.
Architecture of the Lake:
This lake is roughly oval shaped and is surrounded by high hills on three sides. It receives water from the seasonal river Berach, has a water spread area of 1.46 Sq. Km. and the catchment area of 1906.55 hectares. The length and the width of the lake are 2.285 Km and 0.642 km respectively, while its average depth is 10.6 meters and the maximum depth is 23 meters which is at the dam site. It has a storage capacity of 400 million cubic feet of water. The embankment of the lake is adorned by three artistically built chhatris.
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