Natural Lakes in India (State Wise)
A) There are various types of lakes which can be classified based on different criteria – They are Fresh Water Lakes, Salt Water lakes, Natural Lakes, Artificial Lakes, oxbow lake, Crater Lake etc.
Note-
- Crater Lake- Formed due volcanic activity
- Oxbow Lake- Formed by river deposits
B) Lakes have various applications like drinking water, irrigation, navigation, water storage, livelihood (fishing, etc.), impact on microclimate, etc.
Important Facts
- Largest freshwater lake in India – Wular Lake, Jammu and Kashmir
- Largest Saline water lake in India – Chilka Lake, Orissa
- Highest lake in India (Altitude) – Cholamu lake, Sikkim
- Longest Lake in India – Vembanad lake, Kerala
- Largest Artificial Lake in India – Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)
Lakes in India
S.No. | Name | State | District | Type of Lakes | Facts/Description |
1 | Pulicat Lake | Andhra Pradesh | Nellore | Brackish Water | It encompasses Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary; |
2 | Kolleru Lake | Andhra Pradesh | West Godavari | Freshwater | Home to migratory birds |
3 | Nagarjuna Sagar | Telangana | Nalgonda | Freshwater | Artificially constructed; |
4 | Haflong Lake | Assam | Silchar | Freshwater | High altitude lake |
5 | DeeporBeel | Assam | Kamrup | Freshwater | Under Ramsar Convention |
6 | Son Beel | Assam | Karimganj | Freshwater (Tectonically formed) | Largest wetland in Assam |
7 | Chandubi lake | Assam | Kamrup | Freshwater | Migratory Birds (winter); |
8 | Kanwar Lake | Bihar | Begusarai | Oxbow (freshwater) | Asia’s largest freshwater oxbow lake; |
9 | Hamirsar lake | Gujarat | Kutch | Artificial | Situated in the centre of Bhuj |
10 | Kankaria lake | Gujarat | Ahmedabad | Artificial | During 14th century by Muhammed Shah II |
11 | Narayan Sarovar | Gujarat | Kutch | Artificial freshwater | Pilgrimage site for Hindus |
12 | Thol Lake | Gujarat | Mehsana | Lentic lake | Constructed for irrigation purpose |
13 | Vastrapur | Gujarat | Ahmedabad | Freshwater | Narmada River; |
14 | Badkal Lake | Haryana | Faridabad | Freshwater | Man made |
15 | Blue Bird Lake | Haryana | Hisar | Freshwater | Migratory Birds, Wetland Habitat |
16 | Brahma Sarovar | Haryana | Thaneswar | Freshwater | Ancient water pool sacred to Hinduism |
17 | Damdama Lake | Haryana | Sohna | Freshwater | Constructed by the British government for Rainwater Harvesting |
18 | Karna | Haryana | Karnal | Freshwater | Connected to great epic Mahabharata |
19 | Tilyar | Haryana | Rohtak | Freshwater (canal inflow) | Located inside Tilyar Zoo |
20 | Chandra Taal | Himachal Pradesh | Lahul and Spiti | Sweetwater lake | Ramsar wetland site |
21 | Suraj Taal | Himachal Pradesh | Lahul and Spiti | Freshwater (High Altitude) | Bhaga River inflow |
22 | MaharanaPratapSagar | Himachal Pradesh | Kangra | Freshwater | Ramsar site |
23 | Prashar lake | Himachal Pradesh | Mandi | Holomitic (Freshwater) | It has a floating Island |
24 | Dal lake | J &K | Srinagar | Warm monomitic | Remnants of past glacial period |
25 | Pangong Tso | J &K | Ladakh | Endorheic Lake (saline water) | Indo-China Border |
26 | Wular lake | J &K | Bandipora | Tectonic lake (fresh water) | Largest freshwater lake in India |
27 | TsoMoriri | J &K | Ladakh | Saltwater | High altitude lake |
28 | Agata lake | Karnataka | Bangalore | Freshwater | Located in southwest part of the city |
29 | Bellandur Lake | Karnataka | Bangalore | Freshwater | - |
30 | Karachi lake | Karnataka | Mysore | - | Butterfly park |
31 | Ulsoor lake | Karnataka | Bangalore | Stale water | It has several islands |
32 | Kukarahalli lake | Karnataka | Mysore | Freshwater | Recreational |
33 | Honnamana | Karnataka | Kodagu | Freshwater | Holy lake, the place for various festivals |
34 | Pampa Sarovar | Karnataka | Hampi | Freshwater | Tungabhadra river |
35 | Ashtamudi Kayal | Kerala | Kollam | Brackish water | Ramsar wetland site |
36 | Kuttanad | Kerala | Alappuzha, Kottayam | Backwater paddy cultivation | |
37 | Vembanad | Kerala | - | Brackish water | Ramsar wetland; boat race |
38 | Shashtamkotta | Kerala | Kollam | Freshwater | Ramsar wetland |
39 | Bhojtal | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Freshwater | Ramsar site |
40 | Salim Ali | Maharashtra | Aurangabad | Freshwater | Birdwatching |
41 | Shivsagar | Maharashtra | Satara | Freshwater | Koyna dam |
42 | Lonar lake | Maharashtra | Buldhana | Crater lake | National Geo-Heritage monument |
43 | Loktak lake | Manipur | - | Lenticular freshwater | Ramsar wetland; Phumdis (Floating Islands); Multipurpose project |
44 | Umiam | Meghalaya | Shillong | Freshwater | Famous for cycling and boating |
45 | Tam Dil | Mizoram | Saitual | Freshwater | - |
46 | Chilika lake | Orissa | Puri | Brackish water | India's largest brackish water lake; lagoon |
47 | Kanjia lake | Orissa | Bhubaneswar | Freshwater | Wetland of national importance |
48 | Harike | Punjab | Ferozepur | Freshwater | Ramsar wetland site |
49 | Rupar | Punjab | Rupnagar | Freshwater | Manmade riverine lake |
50 | Kanjli | Punjab | Kapurthala | Freshwater | Ramsar wetland site |
51 | Sambhar lake | Rajasthan | Sambhar Lake-town | Saltwater | Ramsar wetland; largest inland saltwater lake in India |
52 | Rajsamand | Rajasthan | Rajsamand | Freshwater | - |
53 | Tsomgo lake | Sikkim | East Sikkim | Freshwater | Winter frozen |
54 | Khecheoplari | Sikkim | West Sikkim | Freshwater | Sacred lake for Hindus and Buddhists |
55 | Ooty lake | Tamilnadu | Nilgiris | Freshwater | Boat House |
56 | Chembarambakkam | Tamilnadu | Chennai | Artificial lake | - |
57 | Kodaikanal Lake | Tamilnadu | Dindigul district | Artificial lake | - |
58 | Hussain Sagar | Telangana | Hyderabad | Artificial lake | Artificial Gibraltar rock island |
59 | Badrakali lake | Telegana | Warangal | Freshwater | Artificial lake |
60 | Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar | Uttar Pradesh | Sonbhadra | Man-made lake | Rihand dam |
61 | Belasagar | Uttar Pradesh | Kulpahar | Freshwater | Irrigation lake |
62 | Bhimtal | Uttarakhand | Nainital | Freshwater | Medium altitude lake |
63 | East Calcutta wetlands | West Bengal | Calcutta | Brackish water | Ramsar wetland |
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