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LIMNOLOGICAL STUDY OF BAGHSAR LAKE DISTRICT BHIMBER AZAD KASHMIR

M.Y. KHUHAWAR¹, M. ASLAM MIRZA¹, S. M. LEGHARI^2* AND RAFEE ARAIN ¹

Abstract: This paper is based on the limnological study of Baghsar Lake. The perennial Baghsar Lake located in Baghsar village, Subdivision Samahni, District Bhimber in Azad Kashmir is of mesotrophic to eutrophic nature.  The water of the lake indicated average conductivity and total dissolved solids (TDS) at 499 µS/cm and 319.16 mg/L respectively with pH 7.1. A total of 122 algal species were recorded with 35 of Volvocophyta; 23 Chlorophyta; 38 Cyanophyta; 14 Euglenophyta; 11 Bacillarophyta and one Glenodinium pluvisculus belonging to Pyrrhophyta. Among aquatic plants Lemna minor, Salvinia molesta are freely floating and Nelumbo nucifera attached floating; Typha domingensis and Phragmites vallatoria emergent; Ceratophyllum demersum, Hydrilla verticillata, Myriophyllum indicum, Potamogeton crispus, P. natans and P. pectinatus submerged. The fishes Barbus sarana, Catla catla, Cirrhinus mrigala (mori), Labeo calbasu, Labeo dero and Puntius ticto have also been identified from the catch.

¹Dr. M. A. Kazi Institute of Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan

²Department of Fresh Water Biology and Fisheries, University of Sindh, Jamshoro-76080 Sindh Pakistan.