List of lakes of India
This is a list of notable lakes in India.
Bhopal is knowns as The City of Lakes, as it has 17 lakes and 5 reservoirs, biggest lake Bhojtal has an area of 31 km2
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Bangalore has highest number of small lakes
Lake Palace (Jag Niwas) in Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan
Shikaras on Dal Lake, Jammu & Kashmir
Boats on Naini Lake, Kumaon, Uttarakhand
House boat on Vembanad Lake, Kerala
Sailing on the Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh, India
Spot-billed pelican at Pulicat Lake, Andhra Pradesh
Chandubi Lake, Assam
Pangong Lake, Ladakh
Thol Lake, Gujarat
Renuka Lake, Himachal Pradesh
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The ghats of Pushkar Lake, Rajasthan
Suraj Tal, Himachal Pradesh
Manasbal Lake, Kashmir
Umiam Lake, Shillong, Meghalaya
Tsomoriri, Ladakh
Sumendu Lake, Mirik, West Bengal
Damdama Lake, Haryana
Hussain Sagar, Hyderabad, Telangana
A bird flying over Hesaraghatta Lake in Bangalore, Karnataka
Upper Lake (Bhopal), Madhya Pradesh
Loktak Lake, Manipur
Lesser Flamingos at Chilika Lake, Orissa
Gurudongmar Lake, Sikkim
Ropar Wetland, Punjab
Nakki Lake, Mount Abu, Rajasthan
Kodaikanal Lake, Tamil Nadu
Emerald Lake, Ooty, Tamil Nadu
Rabindra Sarobar, Kolkata, West Bengal
Shivasagar Lake, Maharashtra
Tsongmo Lake, Sikkim
Andhra Pradesh
Assam
- Dora Beel
- Urpad Beel
- Samaguri Beel
- Morikalang Beel
- Haflong Lake
- Sivasagar Lake
- Joysagar Lake
- Gaurisagar Lake
- Chandubi Lake
- Rudrasagar Lake Sivasagar
- Deepor Beel Bird Sanctuary
- Son Beel
- Maguri Motapung Beel
- Silsako Lake
- Chapnala Lake
- Saron Beel
Bihar
Chandigarh
Goa
Gujarat
- Chimnabai Lake
- Gopi Talav
- Hamirsar Lake
- Kankaria Lake
- Nal Sarovar
- Narayan Sarovar
- Sardar Sarovar Dam
- Thol Lake
- Vastrapur Lake
- Saputara Lake
- Bor talav
- Dharoi Dam
- Damodar Kund
- Sardar Sarovar Dam
- Gomti Lake
- Hamirsar Lake
- Shakoor Lake
- Soor Sagar Lake (Sursagar Lake)
- Lakhota Lake
- Para Lake
- Nagalpur Lake
Haryana
- Badkhal Lake
- Blue Bird Lake
- Brahma Sarovar
- Damdama Lake
- Karna Lake
- Sannihit Sarovar
- Surajkund
- Tilyar Lake
- Bhindawas Lake
Himachal Pradesh
- Bhrigu Lake (4235 m)
- Chandra Taal (4300 m)
- Chander Naun (4260 m)
- Dashair Lake (4270 m)
- Dal Lake
- Dehnasar Lake (4280 m)
- Dhankar Lake (4270 m)
- Ghadhasaru Lake (3470 m)
- Gobind Sagar
- Kamrunag Lake (3334 m)
- Kareri Lake (2934 m)
- Lama Dal (3960 m)
- Mahakali Lake (4080 m)
- Manimahesh Lake (4080 m)
- Nako Lake (3662 m)
- Pong Dam Lake
- Prashar Lake (2730 m)
- Rewalsar Lake
- Suraj Tal (4883 m)
Jammu and Kashmir
- Anchar Lake
- Brari Nambal
- Dal Lake
- Gadsar Lake
- Gangabal Lake
- Gil Sar
- Hokersar
- Kausar Nag
- Khanpursar
- Khushal Sar
- Manasbal Lake
- Mansar Lake
- Marsar Lake
- Nandan Sar Lake
- Sheshnag Lake
- Satsar Lake
- Tarsar Lake
- Tulian lake
- Vishansar Lake
- Wular Lake
- Nigeen Lake
- Nilnag Lake
- Nundkol Lake
- Manasbal Lake
- Krishansar Lake
Ladakh
Karnataka
Kerala
- Ashtamudi Lake
- Kuttanad Lake
- Maanaanchira, Kozhikode
- Padinjarechira, Thrissur city
- Paravur Kayal
- Shasthamkotta lake
- Vadakkechira, Thrissur city
- Vanchikulam, Thrissur
- Vellayani Lake
- Vembanad Lake, longest lake of India
- Veli Lake
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
- Gorewada Lake
- Khindsi Lake
- Lonar Lake
- Pashan Lake
- Powai Lake
- Rankala Lake
- Salim Ali Lake
- Shivasagar lake
- Talao Pali
- Futala Lake
- Tansa Lake
- Tulsi Lake
- Upvan Lake
- Vaitarna Lake
- Venna Lake
- Vihar Lake
- Chatri Lake
- Meherun Lake
- Mastani Lake
Manipur
- Loktak Lake
- Pumlenpat
- Ikop Pat
- Loukoipat
- Yaralpat
- Laphupat
- Shilempat
- Keisampat (Extinct)
- Porompat (Extinct)
- Zaimeng Lake
- Zeilad Lake
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Odisha
- Victoria Sagar Lake
- Anshupa Lake
- Chilka Lake
- Kanjia Lake
Puducherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
- Balsamand lake
- Dhebar Lake / Jaisamand Lake
- Jal Mahal, Man Sagar lake
- Kaylana Lake, Kolayat
- Loonkaransar
- Nakki Lake
- Pachpadra Lake
- Pushkar Lake, Pushkar
- Rajsamand Lake
- Ramgarh Lake
- Sambhar Salt Lake
- Talwara Lake
- Ummed Sagar Bandh
- Siliserh Lake
Ajmer
Udaipur
Sikkim
- Gurudongmar Lake, highest lake of India
- Khecheopalri Lake
- Lake Cholamu
- Lake Tsongmo
- Samiti Lake
- South Lhonak Lake
Tamil Nadu
- Adambakkam Lake
- Coimbatore
- Singanallur Lake
- Ukkadam Lake Periyakulam Lake
- Berijam Lake
- Chembarambakkam Lake
- Kaliveli Lake
- Kodaikanal Lake
- Ooty Lake
- Perumal Eri
- Red Hills Lake
- Sholavaram Lake
- Veeranam Lake
- Maduranthakam Lake
- Tandi Lake
Telangana
- Bhadrakali Lake
- Durgam Cheruvu
- Himayat Sagar
- Hussain Sagar
- Laknavaram Lake
- Mir Alam Tank
- Osman Sagar
- Pakhal Lake
- Saroornagar Lake
- Shamirpet Lake
- Waddepally Lake
- Ramappa lake
- Gangaram Cheruvu
- Ameenpur Lake
- Fox Sagar Lake
- Gandigudem Cheruvu
Uttar Pradesh
- Gobind Vallabh Pant Sagar, largest man–made lake of India
- Barua Sagar Tal
- Belasagar Lake
- Keetham Lake
- Ramgarh Tal Lake
- Bakhira Tal Lake
- Sarsai Jheel
- Moti Jheel
- Sheetal Jheel
- Surha Tal
- Phulhar Lake
Uttarakhand
| Name | District | Type | Size km2 | Size Acres | Quality | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tehri Lake | Tehri Garhwal | Man-made | 52 | 12849.50 | Freshwater | Created by Tehri Dam, in New Tehri |
| Bhimtal Lake | Nainital district | Man-made | .48 | 118.61 | Freshwater | Created from masonry dam in Nainital Distt |
| Nainital Lake | Nainital district | Natural | .48 | 118.61 | Freshwater | Kidney shaped natural freshwater lake in Nainital |
| Roopkund Lake | Chamoli | Natural | 0.0015 | 0.37 | Freshwater | High altitude glacial lake in Chamoli. Also called Skeleton Lake. |
| Deoria Tal | Rudraprayag | Natural | Freshwater | Known for its wide 300° panorama | ||
| Suryadhar Lake | Dehradun district | Man-made | .55 | 0.135908 | Freshwater | Freshwater lake in Nainital Dehradun dist |
| Kedar Tal | Natural | Freshwater |
West Bengal
- East Calcutta Wetlands
- Jore Pokhri
- Mirik Lake
- Rabindra Sarobar
- Rasikbil
- Santragachhi Lake
- Senchal Lake
See also
References
- ^ Reddy, M. S.; Char, N. V. V. (10 March 2004). "Annex 2. List of Lakes". Management of Lakes in India (PDF). LakeNet's World Lakes Website. pp. 19–20.
- ^ "National wetland status for Son Beel". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 10 December 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Tehri Lake". euttaranchal.com. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
External links
Media related to Lakes of India at Wikimedia Commons
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