Wetlands Atlas - Ministry of Environment and Forests

7.1.9 Karauli
Karauli district is bordered by Dholpur District to the east; by Bharatpur District to the north-east; by Dausa
District to the north; and by Sawai Madhopur District to the west. The geographical area of the district is 5530
sq. Km. The worth visiting place of the district is Kela Devi Wild Life Sanctuary. The maximum temperature
touches 49 0 whereas the minimum temperature 2 0 C.
Total 916 wetlands are mapped including 763 small wetlands (< 2.25 ha) with 10042 ha area. Rivers/ streams
with 6270 ha. contributed 62.44% to the total wetland area. The Tanks/Ponds with 1679 ha (16.72% area) is
the second major wetland category, followed by Reservoirs/Barrages with 1231 ha area i.e. 12.26 %. Thus,
the district is dominated by man-made wetlands.
Open water spread of the wetlands is significantly higher in Post-monsoon (4384 ha) than during Premonsoon
(2457 ha). Aquatic vegetation is higher during pre monsoon (59 ha). The qualitative turbidity of
water is low in both the seasons. Details of estimates of wetlands in Karauli are given in Table 14.
Table 14: Area estimates of wetlands in Karauli
Area in ha
Sr.
No.
Wettcode
Wetland Category
Number
of
Wetlands
Total
Wetland
Area
% of
wetland
area
Open Water
Postmonsoon
Area
Premonsoon
Area
1100 Inland Wetlands - Natural
1 1101 Lakes/Ponds 2 99 0.99 75 35
2 1102 Ox-bow lakes/ Cut-off meanders - - - - -
3 1103 High altitude wetlands - - - - -
4 1104 Riverine wetlands - - - - -
5 1105 Waterlogged - - - - -
6 1106 River/Stream 31 6270 62.44 2303 1707
1200 Inland Wetlands -Man-made
7 1201 Reservoirs/Barrages 5 1231 12.26 1119 609
8 1202 Tanks/Ponds 115 1679 16.72 887 106
9 1203 Waterlogged - - - - -
10 1204 Salt pans - - - - -
Sub-Total 153 9279 92.40 4384 2457
Wetlands (