List of wetlands of Assam

Assam is one of India's most wetland-abundant states, with approximately 5,097 major wetlands and an additional 6,081 smaller wetlands collectively covering 9.74% of the state's total land area. Wetlands in Assam are locally known by a variety of names reflecting their character: beel, pitoni, doloni, jalah, doba, hola, gedeng, and haor. These ecosystems serve as repositories of rich biotic and abiotic resources while providing critical functions including flood control, stormwater regulation, and water quality improvement. Despite their ecological importance, urban wetlands in Assam face the highest rates of degradation compared to their rural counterparts. The Brahmaputra River basin strongly influences the hydrology of the state's wetlands, making them particularly sensitive to changes in land use patterns, monsoon variability, and the rapid urbanization occurring around Guwahati.^[1]

This is a list of lakes (beels) and wetlands of Assam, India.

Tinsukia district

Maguri Motapung Beel^[2]
Udaipur Beel^[2]
Rampur Beel^[2]

Dibrugarh district

Lomghori Beel^[2]
Sasoni Merbeel^[2]
Dihingerasuti Beel^[2]

Phuloni Beel Situated in Nakatani Phakum Gaon, Konwerpur, Sivasagar district

Jorhat district

Gorormaj Beel^[2]
Borchola Beel^[2]

Golaghat district

Sankar Beel^[2]
Nabeel Beel^[2]
Goruchara Beel^[2]
Galabeel^[2]
Moridisoi^[2]

Dhemaji district

Hollodunga^[2]
Somrajan (S)^[2]
Sornrajan (N)^[2]
Phutukabari^[2]
Keshukhana^[2]
Puwasaikia^[2]

Lakhimpur district

Bilmukh^[2]
Morichampora^[2]

Nagaon district

Somrajan^[2]
Mer Beel^[2]
Sibasthan^[2]
Samaguri Beel^[2]

Morigaon district

Charan Beel^[2]
Morikalang Beel^[2]

Sonitpur district

Dighali Beel^[2]
Kharoi Beel^[2]
Goroimari Beel^[2]

Darrang district

Mailhata^[2]
Bodhisichi^[2]
Gathaia^[2]

Kamrup district

Chandubi Lake
Dipor Bil
Silsako Lake^[3]
Mandira Beel^[2]
Bageswari Beel^[2]
Rongai Beel^[2]
Dora Beel^[2]
Selsela Beel^[2]
Sorusola Beel
Borsola Beel

Goalpara district

Tarnranga^[2]
Urpad Beel^[4]

Nalbari district

Ghograjan^[2]
Sothajan^[2]
Morasaulkhowa^[2]

Barpeta district

Kapla Beel^[2]
Chotkapla^[2]
Tabha Beel^[2]
Alpajan beel^[2]
Chikanchara Beel^[2]
Boira Beel, Kayakuchi^[2]
Sorbhog Beel^[2]

Gallery

Lakes of Assam

Maguri Motapung Beel in Tinsukia district
Son Beel in Karimganj district
Sunset in the Kapla Beel in Barpeta district
Fishing nets and boats on the Dora Beel in Kamrup district
Dipor Bil in Guwahati
Chandubi Lake in Kamrup district
Ropeway at Samaguri Beel in Nagaon district

References

^ Tamuli, Trishna Moni; Bora, Ashok K. (2021-12-18). "Changing Wetland Landscape and Effects of Urbanization: A Study on Silsako Wetland in Guwahati, Assam, India". NVEO - NATURAL VOLATILES & ESSENTIAL OILS Journal | NVEO: 11705–11715. ISSN 2148-9637.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw "Ecology and fisheries of beels in Assam" (PDF). Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
^ "Lakes and Water Bodies". Guwahati Development Board, Government of Assam. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ "Schemes launched to beautify Urpad Beel in Goalpara district". The Sentinel. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

[1] Tamuli, Trishna Moni; Bora, Ashok K. (2021-12-18). "Changing Wetland Landscape and Effects of Urbanization: A Study on Silsako Wetland in Guwahati, Assam, India". NVEO - NATURAL VOLATILES & ESSENTIAL OILS Journal | NVEO: 11705–11715. ISSN 2148-9637.

[CIFRI-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw "Ecology and fisheries of beels in Assam" (PDF). Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute. Retrieved 7 November 2020.

[3] "Lakes and Water Bodies". Guwahati Development Board, Government of Assam. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

[4] "Schemes launched to beautify Urpad Beel in Goalpara district". The Sentinel. Retrieved 17 November 2020.

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