Kolleru Lake
Kolleru Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in India and forms the largest shallow freshwater lake in Asia (with 245 km2 of lake area and 302 km.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Intermittent lake
- Description: lake in India
- Also known as: “Colair Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kolleru Bird Sanctuary.
Kolleru Bird Sanctuary
Nature reserve
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kolleru Bird Sanctuary is a sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh, India. It covers 673 square kilometers. It was established in November 1999, under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gudivakalanka and Kalakurru.
Gudivakalanka
Village
Gudivakalanka is a village in Eluru district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Eluru mandal of Eluru revenue division.The nearest train station is Kaikolur located at a distance of 8.9 km.
Kalakurru
Village
Photo: IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kalakurru is a village in Eluru district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Eluru mandal of Eluru revenue division. The nearest train station is located in Eluru. Kalakurru is situated 4 km southwest of Kolleru Lake.
Kokkirailanka
Village
Kokkirailanka is a village in Eluru district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Eluru mandal of Eluru revenue division. Kokkirailanka is situated 4½ km east of Kolleru Lake.
Kolleru Lake
- Categories: lake and body of water
- Location: Andhra Pradesh, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Kolleru Lake from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bengali to Western Panjabi—“Kolleru Lake” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “কোল্লেরু হ্রদ”
- Catalan: “Colair”
- Catalan: “Kolleru”
- Cebuano: “Kolleru Lake”
- Chinese: “戈莱鲁湖”
- Chinese: “戈萊魯湖”
- Chinese: “科拉尔湖”
- Chinese: “科拉爾湖”
- Dutch: “Kolleru Lake”
- Esperanto: “Kolleru”
- Esperanto: “Lago Kolleru”
- Hindi: “कोल्लेरू झील”
- Indonesian: “Danau Kolleru”
- Japanese: “コレル湖”
- Maithili: “कोल्लरू ताल”
- Nepali: “कोल्लरू ताल”
- Panjabi: “ਕੋਲੇਰੂ ਝੀਲ”
- Spanish: “Lago Kolleru”
- Tamil: “கொல்லேறு ஏரி”
- Telugu: “కొల్లేటి సరస్సు”
- Telugu: “కొల్లేరు సరస్సు”
- Telugu: “కొల్లేరు”
- Urdu: “کولیرو جھیل”
- Western Panjabi: “کولیرو جھیل”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kotesvardurgāpuram and Pedda Yāganamalli.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tammileru and Ellappa Cheruvu.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kolleru Lake”. Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.