N.N. Mathur, J. - (1.) UDAIPUR , the most majestic and splandid city of lakes a midst the historic relics of Mewar, founded in 1559 AD, finds place prominently on global tourist map. The fresh water lakes of Udaipur constitute a unique system of water harvesting method combined with judicious water management adding to the drinking water resource as well as creating an eternal attraction for tourists from all over the world.
(2.) PICHHOLA Lake is the oldest among all the City Lakes deriving its name from Village "Pichholl", the lake is roughly triangular in shape with its base along the palace ridge. It accounts for a total water body area around 6.96 sq. km. and has gross, live and dead capacities. The storage capacity at the gross level is 483 mcft. The live and dead capacities are 318 and 165 mcft respectively. The river Kotra (Sisarma) and Amarjok (Bujhada) are the chief source of water supply to the lake having a maximum depth of 10.5 meters. Apart from supplying drinking water, it caters to all other domestic needs of the inhabitants of the City. "Rang Sagar" constructed along the western front of the City, is a link between the Pichhola Lake towards south and Swaroop Sagar and Fateh Sagar in north. It has a length of 1.03 km., width of 245 meters and a maximum depth of 7 meters. In the west of Rang Sagar, there are two minor lakes called Kumariya and Kalaliya Talav. Swaroop Sagar is situated between two large sized man -made lakes i.e. Fateh Sagar in north and Pichhola in south and flanked directly in the south by yet another small extension of Rang Sagar, its intermediate position has sluice gates and canal to feed water to Fateh Sagar lake towards north, though basically it is linked with Pichhola through Rang Sagar lake.
(3.) FATEH Sagar Lake is the heart of the most delicate and culturally active part of Udaipur City. The lake is 720 meters long, about 100 meters wide and rises nearly 40 meters from the ground level towards east. The lake stretches 2.6 kms. In north -south and 1.8 kms. in east -west direction, covering a total water spread of nearly 4.0 sq. km. and has a maximum depth of 13.4 meters. It commands a total catchment area of about 41 sq. km. The gross, live and dead capacities are 427.60, 247.60 and 180 mcft water respectively. The lake primarily depends on Madar Feeder from Madar Dam built across the Ahar river which is located at a distance of 8 kms. north of the lake. It also receives water from the Badi Talav. Besides the above, there are rural lakes like Gordhan Vilas, Udai Sagar.;