Lakes of West Bengal

artificial lake in Kolkata

lake in India

thumb|Watch tower at Rasikbeel Rasikbil, also known as Rasik Bil or Rasikbeel, is a small lake and wetland situated in the Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, India. The nearest town is Kamakhyaguri.

Purbasthali is a village in the Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal, India. It is located 120 km north from Kolkata. Also known as Chupi Char, it lies on the banks of a large oxbow lake created by the Ganges river and is only 8 km from the town of Nabadwip. The 2–3 km long lake attracts migrants and water birds. The Purbasthali area has a fairly high level of arsenic in the ground water.

Motijhil (also Motijheel, literal translation: Pearl Lake), also known as '''Company's Lake' due to its association with the East India Company, is a horse-shoe shaped lake in Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. It was created by Nawazish Muhammad Khan, the son-in-law of Nawab Alivardi Khan. He also constructed a precious palatial palace beside this lake which is called the Sang-i-Dalan (literal translation: Stone Palace) which is also known as the Motijhil Palace''. It is located at the bend of this lake. It was used as the residence of Nawazish and Ghaseti Begum, Nawazish's beloved wife. It is

lake in West Bengal, India