Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary

About this place

Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary is located in Niphad Tehsil of Nashik district in Western Maharashtra. A stone pick-up weir was constructed in 1907-13 across the river Godavari just below the confluence of the Kodwa and Godavari rivers at Nandur Madhameshwar. The water level is fluctuating in Nandur Madhameshwar Lake. Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary is a harbor for thousands of beautiful and migratory birds & there are more than 230 species of birds, out of which 80 are migratory species. There are about 460 species of plants, out of which nearly 80 are aquatic plant species. The trees found on the outskirts of the lake are Babul, Neem, Tamarind, Jamun, Maharukh, Vilayati Chinch, Mango, Pangara & Nilgiri.