Namal Lake

{{Infobox body of water

| name = Namal Lake

| native_name = {{native name|ur|نمل جھیل}}

| image = File:Namal Lake.png

| caption = A view of Namal Lake in the evening

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| location = Namal Valley, Mianwali District, Punjab, Pakistan

| coords = {{Coord|32|41|24|N|71|48|05|E|region:PK_type:waterbody|display=it}}

| type = Reservoir with gravity dam

| etymology = Namal means priceless in English{{cite web|title=Namal Jheel (Documentary Program, Jheel Kinara, Namal Jheel)|url=http://www.radio.gov.pk/06-Apr-2016/namal-jheel|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001185310/http://www.radio.gov.pk/06-Apr-2016/namal-jheel|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 1, 2016|website=Radio Pakistan|access-date=13 August 2016|language=en|date=April 6, 2016}}

| pushpin_map = Punjab Pakistan

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, Pakistan

| part_of = Salt Range Wetlands Complex (SRWC){{cite web|title=Salt Range Wetlands Complex|url=http://www.pakistanwetlands.org/srwc.php|website=www.pakistanwetlands.org|access-date=13 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704045932/http://pakistanwetlands.org/srwc.php|archive-date=July 4, 2016|language=en}}

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| catchment = {{convert|164|mi2|km2|abbr=on}}{{cite book|author1=Lahna Singh|author2=Sirdar Bahadur|title=The Namal Dam|page=2|url=https://pecongress.org.pk/images/upload/books/The-Namal-Dam.pdf|access-date=13 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113020031/http://pecongress.org.pk/images/upload/books/The-Namal-Dam.pdf|archive-date=November 13, 2011|language=en}}

| basin_countries = Pakistan

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| area = {{convert|480|ha|km2|abbr=on}}{{rp|259}}

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| volume = {{convert|630e6|ft3|km3|abbr=on}} (Average)

{{convert|2100e6|ft3|km3|abbr=on}} (Maximum){{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article37973066 |title=THE NAMAL LAKE DAM. |newspaper=Western Mail |volume=XXIX |issue=1,469 |location=Western Australia |date=20 February 1914 |access-date=15 August 2016 |page=30 |via=National Library of Australia}}

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| cities = Namal, Rikhi

| designation = Game Reserve{{cite book|title=Environmental & Social Management Framework (ESMF)|date=April 2014|page=259|url=http://www.ppaf.org.pk/ESMF.pdf|access-date=12 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419170556/http://www.ppaf.org.pk/ESMF.pdf|archive-date=2016-04-19|url-status=dead}}{{rp|259}}

| date-built = 1913

}}

Namal Lake ({{langx|ur|نمل جھیل}}) is a man-made lake located near Rikhi, a village on one corner of the Namal valley in Mianwali District, Punjab, Pakistan. It was formed following the construction of Namal Dam in {{start date and age|1913|p=y}}. Namal Dam is situated some {{convert|32|km|abbr=on}} from Mianwali city.

The lake has a surface area of {{convert|5.5|km2|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |last=Adnan |first=Imran |date=2019-02-03 |title=Punjab to get four key tourist spots |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1902771/punjab-get-four-key-tourist-spots |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}} There are mountains on its western and southern sides. On the other two sides are agricultural areas.{{cite web|url=http://www.numalvalley.jeeran.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-09-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713094939/http://www.numalvalley.jeeran.com/ |archive-date=2011-07-13 }} It serves as a picnic spot for tourists from nearby areas, and functions as a habitat for waterfowl, Russian ducks, and Siberian cranes that migrate to the area during the winter months.