Wet Lands Of Andhra Pradesh
Sl.No Name of the District Name of the Wetland Name of nearest village/town Latitude(N) Longitude(E) Area (ha) Ecological Category
NATURAL
1. Guntur Nizamapatnam Nizamapatnam 16o10' 80o16' 1,000 Brackish water
2. Krishna and WestGodavari Kolleru Eluru 16o32' 81o05' 90,000 Fresh water
3. Krishna and WestGodavari Interu Swamps Bantumilli 16o20' 81o15' 2,651 Brackish water
4. Nellore NeelapattuLake Neelapattu 13o45' 80o00' 453 Brackish water
5. Visakhapatnam Kondakarla Lake Anakapalli 17o35' 82o59' 600 Fresh water
6 Warangal PakhalLake AshokNagar 17o40' 79o55' 2,400 Fresh water
7. AdilabadReservoir Kajam Nimal 19o10' 78o43 25,000 Fresh water
8. Chitoor Reservoir Araniar . 13o16' 79o40' 200 Fresh water
MAN-MADE
9. Cuddapah BadvelTank Badvel 14o40' 79o00' 610 Fresh water
10. Cuddapah PoliTank Rajampet 14o10' 79o00' 120 Fresh water
11. Cuddapah Porumamilla Porumamilla 15o00' 79o00' 750 Fresh water
12. Karimnagar Lowermaniar Karimnagar 18o15' 78o32' 8,105 Fresh water
13. Kurnool SrisailamReservoir Srisailam 15o50' 78o00' 61,700 Fresh water
14. Nalgonda Rendli Pakale Rendli - - 280 Fresh water
15. Nalgonda Surla DeviCheruvu Hazugudam - - 250 Fresh water
16. Nalgonda UraCheruvu Burugadda - - 150 Fresh water
17. Nalgonda JusiReservoir Suryapet 17o10' 79o26 533 Fresh water
18. Nalgonda Nagarjunasagar Mandi Gonda 16o20' 79o10 28,429 Fresh water

  1. Total Geographical Area : 2,75,069 sq.km
  2. Forest Area : 63,771 sq.km
  3. Total Wetland Area: 5,26,349
    1. Natural Wetlands : 1,00,457 ha.
    2. Man-made Wetlands : 4,25,892 ha.
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