Karna Lake

Karna Lake
Location	Karnal, Haryana
Coordinates	29°44.632′N 76°58.574′E / 29.743867°N 76.976233°E / 29.743867; 76.976233
Basin countries	India

Karna Lake is a major tourist attraction in the Karnal district of Haryana.^[1] It is located at a distance of 125 km from both Chandigarh and Delhi, thus serving as a midway halt while traveling between the two cities on the famous Grand Trunk Road. Folklore has it that Karna, a famous character from Indian history, who played a major role in the war of Mahabharat, used to bathe in this lake. It was at this spot that he gave away his protective armor to Indra, the Godfather of Arjuna, Karna's arch-enemy. It is surmised that the city of Karnal derives its name from Karna-Taal, which translates to Karna Lake. That may also be the reason for Karnal to be called the City of Karna in local parlance.

References

↑ Page 153, Tourism: Theory, Planning, and Practice, By K.K. Karma, Krishnan K. Kamra, Published 1997, Indus Publishing, ISBN 81-7387-073-X

Hydrography of Haryana

Rivers	Chautang Ghaggar-Hakra Yamuna

Lakes	Badkhal Lake Brahma Sarovar Damdama Lake Hathni Kund Karna Lake Sannihit Sarovar Surajkund Tilyar Lake

Dams, Barrages	Anagpur Dam Hathnikund Barrage Ottu barrage Tajewala Barrage

Canals	Indira Gandhi Canal

Hydrography of surrounding areas	Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Punjab, India

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