Nainital Lake

Awesome place ,one should visit once in al ife ,if he/she likes nature...

Great place. Loved the view. Had a great time

Very crowded lake, clean water, beautiful view all around, people are good.

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also known as Naini Lake a natural freshwater body, situated amidst the township of Nainital in Kumaon, tectonic in origin, is kidney shaped or crescent shaped and has an outfall at the southeastern end.nIt is one of the four Lakes of Kumaon hills; the other three lakes are Sattal Lake, Bhimtal Lake and Naukuchiyatal Lake.nnHistorical records confirm that in 1839, Mr. P. Barron, who is supposed to be the first one who visited Nainital, from Rosa, an English business man in sugar trade, on an expedition accidentally coming across the lake at Nainital was so captivated that he decided to build a European Colony on shores of the lake. The news magazine, the Englishman Calcutta, reported in 1841 discovery of this lake near Almora.nnThe lake is deduced to have been formed tectonically. Balia Nala, which is the main stream feeding the lake is along a fault line and the subsequent streams align parallel to major joints and faults. 26 major drains feed the lake including the 3 perennial drains. The lake catchment has highly folded and faulted rocks due to poly phase deformation. Landslides are a frequent occurrence in the hill slopes surrounding the lake, which are steep.nnA scientific study indicates that the open drains feeding the lake introduce toxic substances from the catchment of the lake, particularly heavy metals which get adsorbed onto the suspended sediments, which in turn settle down in the bottom of the lake.nnMax. length1,432 m (4,698 ft)Max. width457 m (1,499 ft) Surface area48.76 ha (120.5 acres)Max. depth30.3 m (99 ft) and Surface elevation1,938 m (6,358 ft).