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Lake in Assam

Kapla Beel
কপলা বিল (Assamese)
Sunset in the Kapla Beel
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LocationNear Purba Aladi, Barpeta district, Assam, India
Coordinates26°20′13.8″N 91°13′26.9″E / 26.337167°N 91.224139°E / 26.337167; 91.224139

Kapla Beel (also known as Kapla Bill and Kapla Bil) is a wetland and lake located towards the south of Baniyakuchi-Haladhibari under Sarthebari revenue circle in Barpeta district of Assam.

Area

Total area of this lake is 25 ha.

Aquafauna

Fishing boats on the Kapla beel

This lake is the habitat of a number of species of indigenous fishes like Kawai (Anabas testudineus), Magur (Walking catfish), Singi (Heteropneustes fossilis), Sol (Snakehead murrel), Puthi (Olive barb), Khalihana (Trichogaster fasciata), Barali (Wallago attu) etc.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kapla Beel's reputation of producing local fish takes a hit". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Ecology and fisheries of beels in Assam (Page No. 20 of 81)" (PDF). Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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