Important lakes of india. bhaskar converted

a note on major lakes of the India

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Major Lakes of the India
B. Bhaskar
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Lakes Name River Name Type
Surface
area
Location State Name
Kolleru Lake
Krishna and
Godavari
Fresh water 245 km2 Vijayawada
Andhra
Pradesh
Pulicat Lake
Arani River,
Kalangi River
and
Swarnamukhi
River
Brackish to
salty
250-450
km2
Chennai,
Sriharikota,
Sullurpeta
Andhra
Pradesh
Deepor Beel
Brahmaputra
River
Fresh water
4,014
km2
Guwahati Assam
Chandubi Lake Kulsi River N.A 100 ha Guwhatai Assam
Haflong Lake N.A
High altitude
lake
N.A Silchar Assam
Son Beel Kakra River
Fresh water
Tectonic
lake
34.58
km2
Karimganj Assam
Kanwar Lake Gandak River N.A N.A Begusarai Bihar
Hamirsar Lake N.A
Artificial
lake
11 ha Bhuj Gujarat
Kankaria Lake N.A
Artificial
lake
N.A Ahmedabad Gujarat
Nal Sarovar Bhogawo River N.A 123 km2 Ahmedabad-West Gujarat
Narayan Sarovar N.A
Artificial
lake
N.A Bhuj Gujarat
Thol Lake N.A
Artificial
lake
14 km2 Ahmedabad-West Gujarat
Vastrapur Lake Narmada River Fresh waters N.A Ahmedabad-West Gujarat
Lakhota Lake N.A N.A N.A Jamnagar Gujarat
Sursagar Lake N.A
Artificial
lake
22,800
m2
Vadodara Gujarat

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(approx.)
Brighu Lake N.A
High altitude
lake
N.A Kullu
Himachal
Pradesh
Dashir Lake N.A
High altitude
lake
N.A Keylong
Himachal
Pradesh
Dhankar Lake N.A
High altitude
lake
N.A Kullu
Himachal
Pradesh
Kareri (Kumarwah)
lake
N.A
Freshwater,
High altitude
lake
2934
meters
(sea
level)
Dharamsala
Himachal
Pradesh
Khajjiar Lake Ravi River
Mid altitude
lake
4180.64
m2
Chamba
Himachal
Pradesh
Macchial Lake N.A
Low altitude
lake
N.A Mandi
Himachal
Pradesh
Maharana Pratap
Sagar
Beas River N.A
400 Km2
(approx.)
Kangra
Himachal
Pradesh
Manimahesh Lake N.A
High altitude
lake
N.A Chamba
Himachal
Pradesh
Nako Lake N.A
High altitude
lake
N.A Kinnaur
Himachal
Pradesh
Pandoh Lake Beas River N.A N.A Mandi
Himachal
Pradesh
Prashar Lake N.A Holomictic N.A Mandi
Himachal
Pradesh
Renuka Lake N.A
Low altitude
lake
N.A Sirmour
Himachal
Pradesh
Rewalsar Lake N.A
Mid altitude
lake
N.A Mandi
Himachal
Pradesh
Seruvalsar Lake N.A
High altitude
lake
N.A Chamba
Himachal
Pradesh
Manimahesh Lake N.A
High altitude
lake
N.A Chamba
Himachal
Pradesh
Suraj Taal Chandra River
High altitude
lake
N.A Lahaul and Spiti
Himachal
Pradesh
Chandra Taal N.A
Sweet Water
lake
N.A Lahaul and Spiti
Himachal
Pradesh
Badkhal Lake N.A
Natural
Water ake
206
Acres
Faridabad Haryana
Brahma Sarovar Rajwaha River
Ancient
Water Tank
430
meters
Thanesar Haryana

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Karna Lake N.A Landscaped N.A Uchana Haryana
Sannihit Sarovar
Seven Sacred
Sarasvatis of
Rig Veda
Holy Water
Tank
N.A Thanesar Haryana
Surajkund Lake N.A
Ancient
Reservoir
99 Acres Sunam Haryana
Tilyar Lake N.A N.A
132
Acres
Rohtak Haryana
Blue Bird Lake N.A N.A 20 Acres Hisar Haryana
Dal Lake Jhelum River
Warm
monomictic
22 Km2 Srinagar
Jammu and
Kashmir
Pangong Tso N.A Soda lake
700 Km2
(approx.)
Jammu
Jammu and
Kashmir
Tso Moriri N.A Brackish
30,000
Acres
Jammu
Jammu and
Kashmir
Wular Lake Jhelum River
Fresh-Water
lake
30 - 260
km2
Srinagar
Jammu and
Kashmir
Manasbal Lake Jhelum River
Mixing
Monomictic
2.81
Km2
Srinagar
Jammu and
Kashmir
Mansar Lake N.A
Holocene
mono-
mictic,
Oligotropic
0.59
Km2
Jammu
Jammu and
Kashmir
Sheshnag Lake Lidder River
Alpine high
altitude,
Oligotrophic
lake
N.A Anantnag
Jammu and
Kashmir
Bellandur Lake
(Bangalore)
Ponnaiyar
River
N.A
3.61
Km2
Bengaluru Karnataka
Ulsoor Lake
(Bangalore)
N.A Stalewater
123.6
Acres
Bengaluru Karnataka
Sankey Lake
(Bangalore)
N.A
Artificial
lake or tank
37.1
Acres
Bengaluru Karnataka
Hebbal Lake
(Bangalore)
N.A N.A
150
Acres
Bengaluru Karnataka
Lalbagh Lake
(Bangalore)
N.A N.A 40 Acres Bengaluru Karnataka
Puttenahalli Lake
(Bangalore)
N.A N.A 13 Acres Bengaluru Karnataka
Madiwala Lake
(Bangalore)
N.A
Artificial
tropical lake
114.3 ha Bengaluru Karnataka

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Agara Lake
(Bangalore)
N.A
Artificial
lake
0.24 km2 Bengaluru Karnataka
Karanji lake
(Mysore)
N.A N.A 90 ha Mysore Karnataka
Kukkarahalli lake
(Mysore)
N.A
Freshwater,
Recreational
and Fisheries
150
Acres
Mysore Karnataka
Lingambudhi Lake
(Mysore)
Kaveri River
Perennial
freshwater
N.A Mysore Karnataka
Pampa Sarovar
Tungabhadra
River
Sacred Pond
( Holy Pond
for Hindus
epic)
N.A Koppal Karnataka
Ashtamudi Lake Kallada River
Unique
wetland
ecosystem, a
palm-shaped
61.42
km2
Kollam Kerala
Maanaanchira Lake N.A
Artificial,
freshwater
lake
3.49
Acres
Kozhikode Kerala
Padinjare chira
Lake
N.A
Artificial
pond
N.A Thrissur Kerala
Paravur Kayal Ithikkara River
Fresh and
backwater
6.62 km2 Kollam Kerala
Punnamada Lake
(Vembanad lake)
Achenkovil,
Manimala,
Meenachil,
Muvattupuzha,
Pamba, Periyar
Rivers
N.A
2033
km2
Alappuzha Kerala
Shasthamkotta lake Kallada River
Largest
freshwater
lake
920
Acres
Kollam Kerala
Vadakkechira N.A
Artificial
pond
4 Acres Thrissur Kerala
Vellayani Lake
Karamana
River
N.A N.A Thiruvananthapuram Kerala
Upper Lake
(Bhopal)
Kolans River N.A 31 km 2 Bhopal
Madhya
Pradesh
Lower Lake,
Bhopal
N.A N.A 1.29 km2 Bhopal
Madhya
Pradesh
Moti Jheel, Kanpur N.A Artificial N.A Kanpur Uttar

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lake Pradesh
Gorewada Lake Pili River
Fresh water
lake
N.A Nagpur Maharashtra
Lonar Lake N.A
Impact crater
lake, salt
lake
1.13
Km2
Lonar Maharashtra
Pashan Lake Ram Nadi
Artificial
lake
40 Km2 Pune Maharashtra
Powai Lake N.A
Artificial
lake
520
Acres
Mumbai Maharashtra
Rankala Lake N.A
Picturesque
lake
107 ha Kolhapur Maharashtra
Shivajisagar lake Koyna River Reservoir
891.78
km2
Satara Maharashtra
Talao Pali Lake N.A N.A N.A Thane Maharashtra
Upvan Lake N.A N.A 500 km2 Thane Maharashtra
Venna Lake N.A N.A 28 Acres Mahabaleshwar Maharashtra
Umiam Lake Umiam River N.A N.A Shillong Meghalaya
Loktak Lake Manipur River
Fresh water
(lentic)
287 Km2 Moirang Manipur
Palak Dil Lake N.A Lentic Lake 1.5 Km2 Saiha Mizoram
Tam Dil Lake N.A Reservoir N.A Aizawl Mizoram
Anshupa Lake Mahanadi River
Fresh water
lake
141 ha Cuttack Odisha
Chilka Lake Daya River
Brackish
water
1,165
Km2
Puri Odisha
Kanjia lake Mahanadi River Natural lake
190
Acres
Bhubaneswar Odisha
Kanjli Wetland Bien River
Freshwater
lake
4.9 Km2 Kapurthala Punjab
Harike Wetland
Beas River and
Sutlej River
Freshwater
lake
4100 ha Tarn Taran Sahib Punjab
Ropar Wetland Sutlej River
Man-made
freshwater
1,365 ha Rupnagar Punjab
Dhebar Lake Gomati River Reservoir 87 Km2 Udaipur Rajasthan
Kaylana Lake N.A
Artificial
lake
84 Km2 Jodhpur Rajasthan
Nakki Lake N.A
Artificial
lake
N.A Sirohi Rajasthan

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Pachpadra Lake N.A Saline lake N.A Barmer Rajasthan
Pushkar Lake Luni River
Artificial
lake
22 km2 Ajmer Rajasthan
Ana Sagar Lake N.A
Artificial
lake
97 ha Ajmer Rajasthan
Rajsamand Lake Gomati River Reservoir 510 km2 Kankroli Rajasthan
Sambhar Salt Lake N.A Salt Lake 230 km2 Jaipur Rajasthan
Ramgarh Lake N.A
Artificial
lake
15.5
Km2
Jaipur Rajasthan
Siliserhlake, Alwar N.A
Beautiful
artificial lake
7 Km2 Alwar Rajasthan
Man Sagar lake N.A
Freshwater -
Recreational
300
Acres
Jaipur Rajasthan
Lake Salusagar Rajasthan
Dudh Talai N.A
Small water
tank
N.A Udaipur Rajasthan
Fateh Sagar Lake Ayad River
Artificial,
fresh water,
polymictic
lake
4 km2 Udaipur Rajasthan
Pichola lake N.A
Freshwater
lake
1,720
Acres
Udaipur Rajasthan
Rangsagar lake N.A
Small
artificial lake
N.A Udaipur Rajasthan
Swaroopsagar lake Ayad River
Small
artificial lake
4 km2 Udaipur Rajasthan
Gurudongmar Lake N.A
Fresh water
lake
N.A North Sikkim Sikkim
Khecheopalri Lake N.A Sacred lake
9.4
Acres
Pelling, West
Sikkim
Sikkim
Lake Tsongmo N.A Glacial lake N.A East Sikkim Sikkim
Lake Cholamu N.A
Glacial,
fresh-water
lake
N.A North Sikkim Sikkim
Hussain Sagar Musi River
Artificial
lake
4.4 Km2 Hyderabad Telangana
Osman Sagar Musi River
Artificial
lake
46 km2 Hyderabad Telangana
Himayat Sagar Musi River
Artificial
lake
N.A Hyderabad Telangana

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Shamirpet Lake N.A
Artificial
lake
100
Acres
Hyderabad Telangana
Mir Alam Tank Musi River
Artificial
lake
1.7 Km2 Hyderabad Telangana
Durgam Cheruvu
(Secret Lake)
N.A Freshwater 83 Acres Hyderabad Telangana
Saroornagar Lake N.A
Artificial
lake
99 Acres Hyderabad Telangana
Alwal Cheruvu
Lake
N.A
Artificial
lake
N.A Secunderabad Telangana
Berijam Lake N.A Freshwater 59 Acres Dindigul Tamil Nadu
Chembarambakkam
Lake
Adyar River
Artificial
lake
3,800
Acres
Chennai Tamil Nadu
Kodaikanal Lake N.A
Fresh-water,
Artificial
lake
N.A Kodaikanal Tamil Nadu
Ooty Lake N.A
Artificial
lake
3.885
Km2
Udhagamandalam Tamil Nadu
Red Hills Lake
(Puzhal lake)
N.A
Artificial
lake
18.21
Km2
Chennai Tamil Nadu
Singanallur Lake N.A N.A N.A Coimbatore Tamil Nadu
Sholavaram Lake N.A N.A N.A Thiruvallur Tamil Nadu
Veeranam Lake N.A
Artificial,
intermittent
lake
25 Km2 Cuddalore Tamil Nadu
Ramgarh Taal Lake N.A N.A
1,790
Acres
Gorakhpur
Uttar
Pradesh
Keetham Lake N.A Scenic lake
7.13
Km2
Agra
Uttar
Pradesh
Belasagar Lake N.A
Artificial
lake
16 km2 Kulpahar
Uttar
Pradesh
Barua Sagar Tal N.A
Artificial
lake
N.A Barua Sagar city
Uttar
Pradesh
Sheikha Jheel N.A
Fresh water
perennial
30 ha Aligarh
Uttar
Pradesh
Bhimtal Lake N.A
Largest
natural lake
N.A Bhimtal Uttarakhand
Dodital N.A
Freshwater
lake
N.A Dehradun Uttarakhand
Nainital Lake N.A Natural 120.5 Nainital Uttarakhand

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Freshwater Acres
Naukuchiatal N.A N.A N.A Nainital Uttarakhand
Sat Tal N.A
Freshwater
lake
4 ha Uttarakhand
Rabindra Sarobar
(Dhakuria Lake)
N.A
Artificial
lake
73 Acres Kolkata
West
Bengal
Senchal Lake N.A
Artificial
lake
N.A Darjeeling
West
Bengal
East Calcutta
Wetlands
N.A
Natural and
human-made
wetlands
125 Km2 Kolkata
West
Bengal
Santragachhi Lake N.A N.A 32 Acres Santragachhi
West
Bengal

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1). Wular Lake, One of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia, is in Bandipora district in the Indian
state of Jammu and Kashmir. The lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed
by the Jhelum River. Wikipedia
• Surface elevation: 1,580 m
• Length: 16 km
• Outflow location: Jhelum River
• Inflow source: Jhelum River



2). Dal Lake in Srinagar, India
Dal Lake is a lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. The urban
lake, which is the second largest in the state, is integral to tourism and recreation in Kashmir and
is named the "Jewel ...
• Area: 22 km²
• Length: 7.44 km
• Surface elevation: 1,583 m
• Width: 3.5 km
• Mean depth: 1.42 m
• Islands: Char Chinar, Sona Lank

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3). • Vembanad
Vembanad is the longest lake in India, and the largest lake in the state of Kerala. It is
also counted as one of the largest lakes in India.
• Area: 2,033 km²
• Surface elevation: 0 cm
• Length: 96.5 km
• Width: 14 km
• Islands: Pathiramanal, Perumbalam, Pallippuram
• Inflow source: Pamba River, Periyar, Achankovil, Manimala River, Muvattupuzha




4.
Lake Pichola

Surface area 696 ha ,720 acres)
Location Average depth 4.32 m (14.2 ft)
Coordinates Max. depth 8.5 m (28 ft)
Lake type Water volume 13.08 million cubic metres (462×10
6
cu ft)
Catchment area

Basin countries Islands Jag Niwas, the Jag Mandir and Arsi Vilas

Settlements Udaipur
Max. length 4 km (2.5 mi)
Max. width 3 km (1.9 mi)

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5.

• Chilika Lake
• Chilka Lake is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam
districts of Odisha state on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River, flowing into
the Bay of Bengal, covering an area of over 1,100 km².
• Area: 1,165 km²
• Length: 64.3 km
• Surface elevation: 2.00 m
• Outflow location: Bay of Bengal
• Islands: Parikud, Nalbana, Sanakuda, Berahpura, Tampara, Kalijai Hill, Kanthapantha,
Badakuda, Phulbari, Honeymoon, Nuapara
• Cities: Puri



6.
Bhimtal Lake

• Bhimtal Lake is a lake in the town of Bhimtal, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, with a masonry dam
built in 1883 creating the storage facility. It is the largest lake in Kumaon region, known as the "lake
district of india.

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• Area: 48 ha
• Catchment area: 17.12 km²
• Number of islands: 1
• Cities: Bhimtal
7.laktak
• Lake in India
• Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in North -East India is famous for the phumdis floating over
it. Keibul Lamjao the only floating national park in the world floats over it.It is located near Moirang in
Manipur state, India
• Area: 287 km²
• Surface elevation: 768 m
• Length: 35 km
• Width: 13 km
• Mean depth: 2.70 m
• Catchment area: 980 km²
• Cities: Imphal Moirang
Bhojtal
Lake in Bhopal, India
1. Bhojtal, formerly known as Upper Lake is a large lake which lies on the western side of the
capital city of Madhya Pradesh,
2. Catchment area: 361 km²Area: 31 km²Length: 31.5 km Width: 5 km

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9. Sambhar Salt Lake
• The Sambhar Salt Lake, India's largest inland salt lake,a bowl shape lake encircles historical Sambhar
Lake Town located 96 km south west of the city of Jaipur and 64 km north east of Ajmer along National
Highway 8 in Rajasthan
• Surface elevation: 360 m
• Length: 35.5 km
• Mean depth: 60 cm
• Catchment area: 5,700 km²
• Cities: Sambhar Lake Town

10• Fateh Sagar Lake
Lake in Udaipur, India
• Fateh Sagar Lake is situated in the city of Udaipur in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is an artificial lake
named after Maharana Fateh Singh of Udaipur and Mewar,constructed to the north-west of .india
• Area: 4 km²
• Surface elevation: 578 m
• Length: 2.4 km

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• Width: 1.6 km
• Mean depth: 5.40 m
• Cities: Udaipur .
11. • Pangong Tso
• Pangon Tso, Tibetan for "long, narrow, enchanted lake", also referred to as Pangong Lake, is an
endorheic lake in the Himalayas situated at a height of about 4,350 m. It is 134 km long and extends
from India to Tibet.
• Surface elevation: 4,249 m
• Length: 134 km
• Area: 699.3 km²
• Width: 5 km

.

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12.dhebhar lake
• Dhebar Lake
• Dhebar Lake is Asia's second-largest artificial lake. It is located in the Udaipur District of Rajasthan
state in western India.
• Area: 87 km²
• Length: 14.5 km
• Mean depth: 31 m
• Shore length: 48.28 km
• Outflow location: Gomati River
• Inflow source: Gomati River
• Islands: Piari, Baba ka Magra
13.Nainital lake\• Nainital Lake, a natural freshwater body, situated amidst the
township of Nainital in Uttarakhand State of India, tectonic in origin, is kidney shaped or crescent
shaped and has an outfall at the southeastern end.

• Area: 49 ha• Basin countries: India
• Cities: Nainital• Length: 1.432 km• Width: 42 m• Surface elevation: 1,938

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14 • Gurudongmar Lake
Lake in India
• Gurudongmar Lake, also known as Gurudogmar Lake, is one of the highest lakes in the world, located
at an altitude of 17,800 ft in the Indian state of Sikkim. It is a lake which is considered sacred by both
Buddhists and Sikhs.
• Surface elevation: 5,227 m

15. • Sattal
• Sattal or Sat Tal is an interconnected group of seven freshwater lakes situated in the Lower Himalayan
Range near Bhimtal, a town of the Nainital district in Uttarakhand, India.

• Surface elevation: 1,370 m
• Area: 4 ha
• Length: 3 kmOutflow location: Gaula River
• Width: 200 m• Cities: Nainital, Bhimtal, Bhowali

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16. Lake Tsomgo
• Tsomgo Lake, also known as Tsongmo Lake or Changu Lake, is a glacial lake in the East Sikkim of the
Indian state of Sikkim, some 40 kilometres from the capital Gangtok. Wikipedia
• Mean depth: 15 m

17. • Hussain Sagar:
Lake in Hyderabad, India
• Hussain Sagar is a lake in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, built by Hazrat Hussain Shah Wali in 1562,
during the rule of Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah. It is spread across an area of 5.7 square kilometers and is
fed by River Musi.
• Area: 4.4 km²

• Length: 3.2 km• Cities: Hyderabad, Secunderabad• Surface elevation: 536 m
• Width: 2.8 km Islands: Buddha Statue

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18. • Renuka Lake
• Renuka lake is in the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh in India and it is 672 m above the sea level.
It is the largest lake in Himachal Pradesh, with a circumference of about 3214 m. This lake was named
after the goddess Renuka.
• Surface elevation: 672 m
• Shore length: 5,172 km

19. • Tsomoriri Wetland Conservation Reserve
• Tso Moriri or Lake Moriri Tibetan: Wylie: lha mo bla mtsho, is a lake in the Ladakhi part of the
Changthang Plateau in Jammu and Kashmir in northern India. The lake is at an altitude of 4,522 m.
• Surface elevation: 4,595 m
• Area: 120 km²
• Length: 19 km
• Width: 3 km
• Basin countries: India
• Cities: Leh

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20. Pulicat Lake
1. Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish – water lake or lagoon in India, after Chilika Lake. It
straddles the border of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu states on the Coromandal Coast in South
India.
1. Area: 450 km²
2. Length: 60 km
3. Width: 17.5 km
4. Mean depth: 1.00 m
5. Outflow location: Bay of Bengal
6. Cities: Chennai, Sriharikota, Sullurpeta
7. Islands: Venadu, Irrukam
21. Osman Sagar
Reservoir in Hyderabad, India
• Osman Sagar popularly known as Gandipet, is a reservoir in the Indian city of Hyderabad. The lake is
around 46 km², and the reservoir is around 29 km²
• Outflow location: Musi River
• Inflow source: Musi River

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22. Sasthamcotta Lake

Lake in Kollam district, India
• Sasathamcotta Lake or Sasathamkotta Lake, also categorized as a wetland, is the largest fresh water
lake in Kerala, a state of India on the south of the West Coast. The lake is named after the ancient Sastha
temple located on its bank.
• Area: 3.73 km²
• Surface elevation: 33 m
• Mean depth: 6.53 catchment area 12.63km2
²
• Basin countries: India

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23. • Kolleru Lak• Kolleru Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in India located in
state of Andhra Pradesh 20 kilometers away from the city of Eluru. Kolleru is located between Krishna
and Godavari delta.
• Area: 245 km²

24• Dipor Bil

Lake in Guwahati, India
• Dipor Bil, also spelt Deepor Beel, is located to the south-west of Guwahati city, in Kamrup district of
Assam, India It is a permanent freshwater lake, in a former channel of the Brahmaputra River, to the
south of the main river.
• Area: 4,014 km²
• Surface elevation: 53 m
• Mean depth: 1.00 m
25. • Chandra Taal
• Chandra Taal, or Chandra Tal, is situated at an altitude of about 4,300 metres in the Himalayas.
Mountains of scree overlook the lake on one side, and a magnificent cirque presents a view on the
other. • Surface elevation: 4,300 m• Number of islands: 1• Parent range: Himalayas

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26. • Rewalsar Lake
Lake in Rewalsar, India, India
• Rewalsar Lake, or Tso Pema Lotus Lake, is a mid-altitude lake located on a mountain spur in
Mandi district, 22.5 km south-west from Mandi. Its elevation is about 1,360 m above sea level.
• Surface elevation: 1,360 m
• Shore length: 1,183 km
27. Prashar Lake
Lake in Mandi district, India
• Prashar Lake lies 49 km north of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India, with a three storied pagoda-like
temple dedicated to the sage Prashar. The lake is located at a height of 2730 m above sea level.
• Surface elevation: 2,730 m

28. Pushkar Lake
Lake in Pushkar, India

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• Pushkar Lake or Pushkar Sarovar is located in the town of Pushkar in Ajmer district of the Rajasthan
state of western India. Pushkar Lake is a sacred lake of the Hindus.

• Area: 22 km²
• Surface elevation: 530 m
• Mean depth: 8.00 m
• Catchment area: 22 km²
• Outflow location: Luni River
• Inflow source: Luni River
29. Manasbal Lake
Lake in India
• Manasbal Lake is located in Safapora area of Ganderbal District in the State of Jammu and Kashmir in
India. The name Manasbal is said to be a derivative of the Lake Manasarovar.
• Area: 2.81 km²
• Surface elevation: 1,583 m
• Length: 5 km
• Catchment area: 33 km²

• Mean depth: 4.50 m• Shore length: 10.2 km• Basin countries: India

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30. Nakki Lake
Lake in Asia
• 'Nakki Lake is a lake situated in the Indian hill station of Mount Abu in Aravalli range.

31. • Lonar Lake in Buldhana district, India
Lake is a saline soda lake located at Lonar in Buldhana district, Maharashtra, India, which was created by
a meteor impact during the Pleistocene Epoch and it is the largest and only hyper velocity ...
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32. • Ashtamudi Lake
• Ashtamudi Lake, in the Kollam District of the Indian state of Kerala, is the most visited backwater and
lake in the state

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• Area: 61.42 km²
• Surface elevation: 10 m
• Catchment area: 1,700 km²
• Inflow source: Kallada River

• Cities: Kollam
• Islands: Munroe Island, Chavara South
33. Harike Wetland
Wetland in India
• Harike Wetland also known as "Hari-ke-Pattan", with the Harike Lake in the deeper part of it, is the
largest wetland in northern India in the Tarn Taran Sahib district of the Punjab state in India.
• Address: Nihalpur, Punjab 143412
• Area: 41 km²

• Surface elevation: 210 m
• Basin countries: India
34. • Gobind Sagar Reservaoir :Gobind Sagar is a man-made reservoir
situated in Bilaspur District, Himachal Pradesh. The reservoir on the river Sutlej, was formed
after the hydel dam at Bhakra was constructed and has been named in honour of Guru Gobind

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35. Sukhna Lake
Reservoir in Chandigarh, India
• Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh, India, is a reservoir at the foothills of the Himalayas, the Shivalik hills. This
3 km² rainfed lake was created in 1958 by damming the Sukhna Choe, a seasonal stream coming down
from the Shivalik Hills.
• Area: 3 km²
• Cities: Chandigarh
36. Khecheopalri Lake
• Khecheopalri Lake, originally known as Kha-Chot-Palri, is a lake located near Khecheopalri village, 147
kilometres west of Gangtok in the West Sikkim district of the Northeastern Indian state of Sikkim.
• Area: 4 ha

• Mean depth: 7.20 m
• Catchment area: 12 km²
• Cities: Yuksom, Gyalshing

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37. Himayat Sagar
Lake in Hyderabad, India
• Himayat Sagar is an artificial lake about 20 km from Hyderabad in Telangana, India. It lies parallel to a
larger artificial lake Osman Sagar. The storage capacity of the reservoir is about 3.0 TMC.
• Outflow location: Musi River
• Basin countries: India
38 Brahma Sarovar
Body Of Water
• Brahma Sarovar is an ancient water tank sacred to Hinduism in Thanesar, in the state of Haryana in
North India. Hinduism lays emphasis on taking bath for internal and external purity.
• Width: 549 m
39. • Umiam Lake
Reservoir in India

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• Umiam Lake is a reservoir located in the hills 15 km to the North of Shillong in the state of Meghalaya,
India. It was created by damming the Umiam river in the early 1960s.

• Catchment area: 220 km²
40. • Dal Lake
Lake in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
• Dal Lake is a small mid-altitude lake near the village of Tota Rani in Kangra district (Himachal Pradesh)
in northern India. The name 'Dal Lake' is taken from Kashmir's Dal Lake.
• Surface elevation: 1,775 m


41. Kankaria
Lake in Ahmedabad, India
• Kankaria Lake is the biggest lake in Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat, India. It is located in the
southern part of the city, in the Maninagar area. • Cities: Ahmedabad

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• Shore length: 2.25 km

Basin countries: India• Lake type: Reservoir • Islands: Nagina Wadi
42. Maharana Pratap Sagar
Reservoir in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
• Maharana Pratap Sagar, in India, also known as Pong Reservoir or Pong Dam Lake was created
in 1975, by building the highest earthfill dam in India on the Beas River in the wetland zone of the
Siwalik ...
• Area: 240 km²
• Surface elevation: 436 m
• Length: 42 km
• Width: 2 km
• Catchment area: 12,561 km²

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43. Kodaikanal Lake
Lake in Kodaikanal, India
• Kodaikanal Lake, also known as Kodai Lake is a manmade lake located in the Kodaikanal city in
Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu, India.
• Area: 24 ha

• Mean depth: 3.00 m
• Shore length: 9 km
• Cities: Kodaikanal
44. Chembarambakkam Lake
Lake in Kanchipuram district, India
• Chembarambakkam lake, is a lake located in Chennai,Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu, India,
about 40 km from Chennai.
• Area: 15.38 km²

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• Outflow location: Adyar River
• Basin countries: India
45. Kareri Lake
Lake in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
• Kareri Lake is a high altitude, shallow, fresh water lake south of the Dhauladhar range
approximately 9 km North West of Dharamsala in Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. Its surface is 2934
metres above the sea level.

• Surface elevation: 1,810 m
46. Rajsamand Lake
Lake in Rajsamand, India
• Rajsamand Lake is a lake near the town of Rajsamand in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Built in the
17th century, it is approximately 1.75 miles wide, 4 miles long and 60 feet deep. • Catchment area:
508 km²

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47.Shamirpet Lake
Lake in Hyderabad, India
• Shamirpet Lake is an artificial lake near Hyderabad, India, about 24 kilometers north of
Secunderabad. It was built during the Nizam reign. The lake attracts many birds, making it a
good birdwatching spot.

Location Hyderabad
Coordinates 17.610°N 78.563°ECoordinates: 78.563°E
Type Reservoir
Basin countries India

48. Brighu Lake
• Lake in Kullu, India
• Brighu Lake is a high altitude lake which is located in the district Kullu. It is about 4,235 m above
the sea level. It lies east of the Rohtang Pass and is about 6 km from the village of Gulaba. This lake is
held sacred to the sage, Brighu.
• Surface elevation: 4,235 m

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49. Manimahesh Lake
Lake in India
• Manimahesh Lake is a high altitude lake situated close to the Manimahesh Kailash Peak in the Pir
Panjal Range of the Himalayas, in the Bharmour subdivision of Chamba district of the Indian state of
Himachal Pradesh.
• Surface elevation: 4,080 m


50. Nako Lake
Lake in India
• Nako Lake is a high altitude lake in the Pooh sub-division of district Kinnaur. It forms part of the
boundary of Nako village and seems that the village is half buried in the lake's border. It is about 3,662
metres above sea level.

• Surface elevation: 3,662 m
51. Lama Dal and Chander Naun

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Lake in Shimla, India
• Lama Dal is a high altitude lake located in district Chamba about 3,960m above the sea level. It is
also held sacred to Lord Shiva. It is part of holy pilgrimage that is held in July/August based on Hindu
calendar.
• Surface elevation: 4,260 m

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