| Mansar-Surinsar Lakes Wild Life sanctuary in Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) | |
| Iucn Category: | IV |
| Map: | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Location: | Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), India |
| Nearest City: | Samba |
| Coords: | 32.75°N 87°W |
| Area: | 3.5km2 |
| Governing Body: | Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) |
Mansar-Surinsar Lakes Wildlife sanctuary is a sanctuary in Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), India. It covers 3.5 square kilometers. It was established in 2005, under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. The sanctuary protects Mansar Lake - Surinsar Lake & wetland, which gained Ramsar Convention for International importance in 2005.[1] [2] __TOC__
Mansar-Surinsar Lakes Wildlife sanctuary are two lakes 9 km physically apart but internally connected, located in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) covering an area of 3.5 sq km.[3] Instead of a lake usually found in depressions, Mansar-Surinsar lakes are located on top of a hill without any feeding water source with a low catchment area and a limited rainfall of about 1400 mm annually. Anticline structure and Artesian well like conditionsresults in perennial source of lake waters with A-Class TDS water.[4]