Mathura Beel
Data Depositor Name : Admin
Contact Info: Admin
Coordinates
From
To
Mean
Latitude
22.60° N
Longitude
88.40° E
District: North 24 Parganas & Nadia districts, West Bengal, India
Nearest Location: Northern part of Nadia district and North 24 Parganas district (Basirhat II subdivision) near Kanchrapara / Barrackpore-Kalyani Expressway corridor
Type: Floodplain lake / beel (freshwater inland wetland)
Area: 184 hectares total wetland area referenced in academic floodplain assessment
Depth: Not documented in publicly available literature; field studies would be required
Elevation: 5–15 m AMSL (typical lower Ganges floodplain)
Water Regimes
Main source of water: Rainfall, Catchment runoff, Groundwater (likely), Historically river inflow (now reduced), Canal/field drainage
Permeance: Mostly intermittent/seasonal
Destination: Groundwater recharge, downstream catchment/canal network
Salinity: Fresh (< 0.5 g/l)
Climate
Humidity: High seasonal humidity, especially monsoon
Annual Rainfall :1,400–1,600 mm
Temperature: Winter ~10–20 °C; Summer ~30–38 °C typical tropical monsoon plains
Major landuse within zone of influence
Forests
Plantation
Agriculture
Settlements (Rural)
Settlements (Urban)
Industrial
Others
Notable Plant Species
typical palustrine plants expected (emergents, sedges, aquatic macrophytes).
Notable Animal Species
Fish: Studies record fish diversity (39 species from 18 families under 8 orders).
Conservation Sensitive Species
Not widely documented for this specific beel; state/regional threatened species lists may include some wetland birds but site-pecific records not readily available.
Invasive Species
general invasion by common aquatic weeds possible.
Ecosystem Benefits
Community Fishing (without any lease or permission from government dept
Fishing under lease from government department
Harvest of plants (without any lease or permission from government dept
Harvest of plants under lease from government department)
Agriculture or horticulture within wetland
Grazing
Religious practices
Withdrawal of water for domestic use
Withdrawal of water for agriculture or fisheries
Bathing or wallowing of domestic animals
Others
Threats
Status
Level
Hydrological regime alteration
Existing
Medium
Salinization
NA
NA
Siltation
Existing
Medium
Pollution
Existing
Low
Encroachment
Existing
Medium
Unsustainable harvest of wetland resources
Existing
Medium
Over grazing
Existing
Medium
Unsustainable water abstraction
Existing
Medium
Mining (e.g. salt, sand or laterite)
NA
NA
Spread of invasive species
Existing
Medium
Regime fragmentation
NA
NA
Tourism pressure
Existing
Low
Extreme events / Climate change
Existing
High
Intensive agriculture
Existing
High
Intensive Aquaculture
NA
NA
Coastal erosion
NA
NA
Changes in water inflow and outflow
Existing
High