List of lakes of Assam

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This is a list of lakes (beels) and wetlands of Assam, India.

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Tinsukia district

Dibrugarh district

Sivasagar district

Jorhat district

Golaghat district

Dhemaji district

Lakhimpur district

Nagaon district

Morigaon district

Sonitpur district

Darrang district

Kamrup district

Goalpara district

Nalbari district

Barpeta district

Boira Beel, Kayakuchi

See also

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