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Gobind
Sagar
Lake
is
a reservoir situated
in Una and Bilaspur districts
of Himachal
Pradesh,
India.[2]Â It
is
formed
by
the Bhakra
Dam.The
reservoir
is
on
the
river Sutlej and
is
named
in
honour
of Guru
Gobind
Singh,
the
tenth
Sikh
guru.
One
of
the
world's
highest gravity
dams,
the
Bhakra
dam
rises
nearly
225.5
m
above
its
lowest
foundations.
Under
the
supervision
of
the
American
dam-builder, Harvey
Slocum,[3]Â work
began
in
1955
and
was
completed
in
1962.
To
maintain
the
water
level,
the
flow
of
the
river Beas was
channelized
to
Gobind
Sagar
by
the
Beas-Sutlej
link
which
was
accomplished
in
1976The
reservoir
lies
in
the Bilaspur
District and Una
District.
Bilaspur
is
about
91Â km
away
from
the Bhakra
Dam.[5]Â Its
name
given
by
Former
Chairman
of
PSEB
SardarJi
Harbans
Singh
Somal,
in
honor
of
10th
Guru
Gobind
Singh
Ji.
In
October
and
November,
when
the
water
level
of
the
reservoir
is
high,
a
series
of
regattas
are
organised
by
the Tourism
and
Civil
Aviation department.
Gobind
Sagar
was
declared
a
water
fowl
refuge
in
1962. Fishing is
commonly
practiced
here.
It
has
about
fifty
one
species
and
sub
species. Bangana
dero, Tor
putitora, Sperata
seenghala and Mirror
carpare
some
of
the
common
species
found
here
Govind
Sagar
Lake reservoir
in Una and BilaspurDistricts
of Himachal
Pradesh with
its
56Â km
length
and
nearly
3Â km
breadth.
It
offers
a
variety
of
water-sports
activities
in
close
collaboration
with
the
Directorate
tourism
and
Civil
Aviation
and
Directorate
of
Mountaineering
and
Allied
Sports.
Due
to
seasonal
water
level
fluctuation,
watersports
are
mainly
confined
to
half
of
the
year
i.e.
August
to
January.
During
this
period
the
activities
include swimming, surfing, water-skiing, kayaking, rowing, canoeing,
white
water river
rafting.
Courses
are
conducted
at
three
levels
â
beginners,
intermediate
and
advance.
For
this
Tourism
Department
of Himachal
Pradeshhas
constructed
a
huge
Water
Sports
Complex
in Luhnu
Ground,
Bilaspur
with
all
the
boarding,
lodging
and
equipment
facilities. River
rafting or
white
water
rafting,
as
it
is
also
called,
is
swiftly
making
Bilaspur
a
focus
for
this
sport.
Non
swimmers
and
novices
can
also
have
this
thrilling
experience
in
an
inflatable
rubber
dinghy,
on
some
of
the
gentler
rapids
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