'blue-water lake'; Urdu pronunciation: [niːlnɑːɡ] ; Kashmiri pronunciation: [nilɨnaːɡ]) is a freshwater lake 5 km (3.1 mi) away from Yousmarg in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

[8] Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe in his book states:[9] “In his introduction Parwez said that I was bringing back to Kashmir the mortal remains of Mr Eric to be cast into Nil Nag….

They gave approval and accompanied us to the lake where I paddled out on a couple of logs and shook the ashes into the waters of the lake.”Nilnag is easily accessible from Srinagar or Srinagar Airport (SXR), in under 2–3 hours from car or bus.

Nilnag is at a distance of 41 km (25 mi) from the airport, and it takes about 2 hours by car.

[11] In 2017, Yousmarg Development Authority (YDA) undertook dredging of the lake basin.