Madhav Sagar Lake

Madhav Sagar Lake is a scenic lake located inside Madhav National Park on the western edge of Shivpuri town in Madhya Pradesh. Created as an artificial reservoir, it is one of two major lakes in the park along with Sakhya Sagar Lake. Surrounded by forested hills and grasslands, the lake is known for boating, birdwatching and sunset views, and forms a key attraction for visitors to the national park.

Visitors can expect a calm, forested lake setting inside Madhav National Park with open water surrounded by dry deciduous forest and low hills. The lake has a boating point with paddle and row boats, lakeside seating and viewpoints for photography and birdwatching. The area is frequented by waterbirds, and the shoreline offers walking and sightseeing opportunities. Access is through the national park gate and the environment is natural and relatively undeveloped.

Madhav Sagar Lake is part of the lake system developed in the former princely state of Gwalior under the Scindia rulers. The lakes in the Shivpuri area were developed to enhance water storage and as part of the royal hunting preserve that later became Madhav National Park, which was notified as a national park in 1958.