Lake is a surface water body which is surrounded by land. Rivers will be outlet or inlet to the lakes i.e. lakes take the water from rivers or act as a source of water. Lakes are found in various landscapes like Hilly areas, plains, plateaus, rift zones, etc. In this article, we will read the state wise list of Natural Lakes in India.
Important Natural Lakes in India (State Wise): Static Gk Questionsuestions in Hindi
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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 - Sambhar, Rajasthan
• Largest Brackish 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)
Andhra Pradesh:-
1. Pulicat Lake Andhra Pradesh Sullurpet Brackish Water. It encompasses Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary; Satish Dhawan Space Centre located here
2 Kolleru Lake Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada Freshwater Home to migratory birds
3. Nagarjuna Sagar Andhra Pradesh Nalgonda Freshwater Artificially constructed; Krishna river
Assam:-
Haflong Lake Assam Silchar Freshwater High altitude lake
5 DeeporBeel Assam Kamrup Freshwater Under Ramsar Convention Son Beel Assam Karimganj Freshwater (Tectonically formed) Largest wetland in Assam
7 Chandubi lake Assam Kamrup Freshwater Migratory Birds (winter); formed by 1897 earthquake
8 Kanwar Lake Bihar Begusarai Oxbow (freshwater) Asia’s largest freshwater oxbo Kanwar Lake Bihar Begusarai Oxbow (freshwater) Asia’s largest freshwater oxbow lake;
9 Hamirsar lake Gujarat Kutch Artificial Situated in 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;Picnic spot
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 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 Sweet water lake Ramsar wetland site Suraj Taal Himachal Pradesh Lahul and Spiti Freshwater (High Altitude) Bhaga River inflow
22 Maharana Pratap Sagar 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, 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;largest artificial lake in India
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 Hussain Sagar Telangana Hyderabad Artificial lake Artificial Gibraltar rock island
58 Badrakali lake Telegana Warangal Freshwater Artificial lake Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar UttarPradesh Sonbhadra Man-made lake Rihand dam
60 Belasagar Uttar Pradesh Kulpahar Freshwater Irrigation lake
61 Bhimtal Uttarakhand Nainital Freshwater Medium altitude lake
62 East Calcutta wetlands West Bengal Calcutta Brackish water Ramsar wetland
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