Rawal Lake

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artificial lake reservoir tourist attraction

Rawal Lake is an artificial reservoir and popular recreational spot located near Islamabad in Pakistan’s Margalla Hills foothills.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
Khanpur Lake 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artificial lake →
reservoir →
tourist attraction →
basinCountry Pakistan →
constructionBegan 1960 →
country Pakistan →
createdBy Rawal Dam →
ecosystemType freshwater lake →
hasFacility boat rental →
picnic areas →
viewing points →
hasNearbyInfrastructure Islamabad Highway →
Murree Road →
hasPart Rawal Dam →
hasRecreationalActivity birdwatching →
boating →
fishing →
picnicking →
hasWildlife migratory birds →
resident waterfowl →
inflow Korang River →
small streams from Margalla Hills →
locatedIn Islamabad →
surface form: Islamabad Capital Territory

Margalla Hills →
surface form: Margalla Hills foothills
locatedInProtectedArea Islamabad Wildlife Sanctuary →
locatedNear Islamabad →
Rawalpindi →
locatedOn Korang River →
maximumDepth approximately 102 feet →
approximately 31 metres →
namedAfter Rawalpindi →
nearbyAttraction Lake View Park →
Shakarparian →
nearbyCity Islamabad →
Rawalpindi →
operator Capital Development Authority →
outflow Korang River →
purpose recreation →
water supply →
region Punjab, Pakistan →
suppliesWaterTo Islamabad →
Rawalpindi →
surfaceArea about 2,200 acres →
about 8.8 square kilometres →
usedFor drinking water →
irrigation →
watercourse Korang River →
yearOfCompletion 1962 →

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Islamabad → hasLake → Rawal Lake →
Haripur → nearbyWaterBody → Rawal Lake →
this entity surface form: Khanpur Lake