Assam is one of India's most wetland-abundant states, with approximately 5,097 major wetlands and an additional 6,081 smaller wetlands collectively covering 9.74% of the state's total land area. Wetlands in Assam are locally known by a variety of names reflecting their character: beel, pitoni, doloni, jalah, doba, hola, gedeng, and haor. These ecosystems serve as repositories of rich biotic and abiotic resources while providing critical functions including flood control, stormwater regulation, and water quality improvement. Despite their ecological importance, urban wetlands in Assam face the highest rates of degradation compared to their rural counterparts. The Brahmaputra River basin strongly influences the hydrology of the state's wetlands, making them particularly sensitive to changes in land use patterns, monsoon variability, and the rapid urbanization occurring around Guwahati.
This is a list of lakes (beels) and wetlands of Assam, India.
Tinsukia district Maguri Motapung Beel Udaipur Beel Rampur Beel
Dibrugarh district Lomghori Beel Sasoni Merbeel Dihingerasuti Beel
Phuloni Beel Situated in Nakatani Phakum Gaon, Konwerpur, Sivasagar district
Jorhat district Gorormaj Beel Borchola Beel
Golaghat district Sankar Beel Nabeel Beel Goruchara Beel Galabeel Moridisoi
Dhemaji district Hollodunga Somrajan (S) Sornrajan (N) Phutukabari Keshukhana Puwasaikia
Lakhimpur district Bilmukh Morichampora
Nagaon district Somrajan Mer Beel Sibasthan Samaguri Beel
Morigaon district Charan Beel Morikalang Beel
Sonitpur district Dighali Beel Kharoi Beel Goroimari Beel
Darrang district Mailhata Bodhisichi Gathaia
Kamrup district Chandubi Lake Dipor Bil Silsako Lake Mandira Beel Bageswari Beel Rongai Beel Dora Beel Selsela Beel Sorusola Beel Borsola Beel
Goalpara district Tarnranga Urpad Beel
Nalbari district Ghograjan Sothajan Morasaulkhowa
Barpeta district Kapla Beel Chotkapla Tabha Beel Alpajan beel Chikanchara Beel Boira Beel, Kayakuchi Sorbhog Beel
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See also List of lakes of India
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