Important Lakes of India (State wise List)

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Important Lakes of India

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What is Lake?

Lake is a surface water body which is surrounded by land. It is any relatively large body of stagnant water that occupies the inland basin. Lakes are found in various geographical locations like Hilly areas, plains, plateaus, rift zones, etc. In this article, we will read state wise list of Important Lakes of India.

Lakes can be classified by two ways –

· Natural lakes.

· Artificial lakes.

India is known for its diverse culture and varied topographical features. Lakes are one of the major sources of natural beauty in India and there are many lakes in almost every state.

Types of Lakes found in India

In India, following types of Lakes can be found –

· Freshwater Lakes

· Saltwater Lakes

· Natural Lakes

· Oxbow Lakes

· Artificial Lakes

· Crater Lakes

Uses of Lakes of India

Following are some uses of Lakes of India –

· Lakes are used as water storage for domestic usage of towns or industrial cities.

· Lakes are generally used for hydroelectric power generation.

· Lakes are also helpful for agricultural and irrigation purposes.

· It is also used for fishing and thus provides occupation to locals.

· Lakes are used for tourism purposes also. Tourists use lakes for recreational purposes.

Important Lakes of India is one of the important topics in the General Knowledge section. This topic holds a great significance for UPSC and various government exams in India.

List of Important Lakes of India

Following is the Statewise List of Important Lakes of India with some important facts about the lakes –

State	Name	District	Type	Facts/Description
Andhra Pradesh	Pulicat Lake	Sullurpet	Brackish Water	It encompasses Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary; Sriharikota Island separates the lake from the Bay of Bengal. Satish Dhawan Space Centre located here.
	Kolleru Lake	Vijayawada	Freshwater	Situated b/w deltas of Godavari & Krishna, Home to migratory birds A bird sanctuary & a wetland under Ramsar list
	Nagarjuna Sagar	Nalgonda	Freshwater	Artificially constructed; Krishna river
Arunachal Pradesh	Sangestar Tso	Tawang	Natural Lake	Popularly known as the Madhuri Lake.
	Ganga Lake	Itanagar	Natural Lake	Also known as Geker Sinying.
	Pankang Teng Tso Lake	Tawang	Natural Lake
	Mehao Lake	Lower Dibang Valley	Natural Lake	Part of the Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary, situated at an altitude of nearly 3000 feet.
	Glow Lake	Lohit	Natural Lake	Part of Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation – 1500 m
Assam	Haflong Lake	Silchar	Freshwater	High altitude lake
	Deepor Beel	Kamrup	Freshwater	Under Ramsar Convention Fed by Kalmani and Basistha Rivers.
	Dighalipukhuri	Guwahati	Artificial	Built during the reign of Ahom dynasty.
	Son Beel	Karimganj	Freshwater (Tectonically formed)	Largest wetland in Assam
	Chandubi lake	Kamrup	Freshwater	Attracts Migratory Birds during winter, formed by 1897 earthquake
Bihar	Kanwar Lake	Begusarai	Oxbow (freshwater)	Asia’s largest freshwater oxbow lake, Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary is also situated
	Kusheshwar Sthan Lake	Kusheshwar in Darbhanga	Freshwater	Declared as bird sanctuary in 1972.
	Gogabill Lake	Kathihar	Freshwater	Serves as a sanctuary for birds, plants, and aquatic and terrestrial animals.
Chhattisgarh	Dalpat Sagar	Jagdalpur	Artificial	Constructed by Dalpat Dev Kakatiya, the king of Warangal region. Located on the River Indravati.
	Ganga Munda Lake	Jagdalpur	Artificial	Located at the river Indravati.
	Budha Talab	Raipur	Artificial	Commonly known as the Vivekananda Sarovar. An island in the middle of the lake is present.
	Maharajabandh Lake	Raipur	Artificial	Built by Maharaja Roadani in the year 1770.
	Budhapara Lake	Raipur	Artificial	Built by King Brahmdeo, the Kalchuri emperor in 14^th century.
Jharkhand	Hazaribagh jheel	Hazaribagh	Artificial	Constructed by British in 1831.
	Ranchi Lake	Ranchi	Artificial	Built in 1842 by a British national, named Colonel Onsely.
	Dimna Lake	Jamshedpur	Artificial	Situated near Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary. Constructed by Tata Steel Industries.
	Jayanti Sarovar	Jamshedpur	Artificial	Also knwn as Jubliee Park.
	Topchanchi Lake	Dhanbad	Artificial	Located on foots of Parasnath Hills. Attached to Topchanchi Wildlife Sanctuary.
Gujarat	Hamirsar lake	Kutch	Artificial	Situated in centre of Bhuj. Named after Rao Hamir, a ruler who built it around 450 years ago.
	Kankaria lake	Ahmedabad	Artificial	Built during 14th century by Ahmed Shah.
	Narayan Sarovar	Kutch	Artificial freshwater	Pilgrimage site for Hindus. Declared as Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary in 1981.
	Thol Lake	Mehsana	Lentic lake, Freshwater	Constructed for irrigation purpose, Recognized as Thol Bird Sanctuary in 1988.
	Sursagar Lake (Chand Talav)	Vadodara	Freshwater	Named after Sureshwar Desai, a tax collector during Mughals’ reign.
	Vastrapur lake	Ahmedabad	Freshwater	Fed by Narmada River. Picnic spot.
	Nal Sarovar Lake	Ahmedabad	Saline water	Largest bird sanctuary of Gujarat. Declared as a Ramsar site on 24 September 2012.
Haryana	Badkal Lake	Faridabad	Freshwater	Man made.
	Blue Bird Lake	Hisar	Freshwater	Migratory Birds, Wetland Habitat.
	Brahma Sarovar	Thaneswar	Freshwater	Ancient water pool sacred to Hinduism.
	Damdama Lake	Sohna	Freshwater	Constructed by British government for Rainwater Harvesting.
	Karna	Karnal	Freshwater	Connected to great epic Mahabharata.
	Tilyar	Rohtak	Freshwater (canal inflow)	Located inside Tilyar Zoo.
	Sannihit Sarovar	Kurukshetra	Freshwater
Himachal Pradesh	Renuka Lake	Sirmaur	Freshwater	Largest lake of the Himachal Pradesh. Renuka temple is located on the banks of this lake.
	Chandra Taal	Lahul-Spiti	Sweetwater lake	high altitude lake nearby Kunzam Pass Chandra river, a major tributary of Chenab originated from Chandra Tal, Ramsar wetland site
	Bhrigu Lake	Kullu	Freshwater	Located to the east of Rohtang Pass. Named after the Rishi Bhrigu, a renowned sage.
	Suraj Taal	Lahul-Spiti	Freshwater (High Altitude)	Bhaga River inflow, Third-highest lake in India, Located below Baralacha pass Remains frozen during the greater part of the year.
	Khajjiar Lake	Chamba	Freshwater	Kalatope sanctuary is located beside this lake.
	Maharana Pratap Sagar	Kangra	Freshwater	Ramsar site, Formed by building a dam on Beas River
	Gobind Sagar Lake	Bilaspur	artificial	Fed by River Sutlej.
	Chamera Lake	Chamba	Artificial	Water reservoir formed by the Chamera Dam. Part of the Chamera Hydro electric Project which is built over the Ravi River.
	Prashar lake	Mandi	Holomitic (Freshwater)	It has a floating Island.
Jammu and Kashmir	Dal lake	Srinagar	Warm monomitic	Remnants of past glacial period. Srinagar is located along its coast, known as the “Jewel in the crown of Kashmir”. Contains Char Chinar & Nami islands.
	Wular lake	Bandipora	Tectonic lake (fresh water)	Largest freshwater lake in India. Formed by tectonic forces. Fed by river Jhelum. Declared as Ramsar Site in 1990.
	Mansar Lake	Udhampur	freshwater lake	Natural lake used mainly for fishing
	Surinsar Lake	Jammu	Freshwater	Surinsar Mansar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the middle of Surinsar and Mansar Lake.
	Manasbal Lake	Ganderbal		Located in Jhelum valley. Known as the ‘Bird’s Paradise’. Ruins of Darogabagh fort and Jharokha garden can be found to the north of this lake.
Karnataka	Agata lake	Bangalore	Freshwater	Located in southwest part of the city
	Bellandur Lake	Bangalore	Freshwater	–
	Karanji Lake	Mysore	–	Surrounded by a nature park consisting of a butterfly park and a walk-through aviary.
	Ulsoor lake	Bangalore	Stale water	It has several islands
	Kukarahalli lake	Mysore	Freshwater	Recreational
	Honnamana	Kodagu	Freshwater	Holy lake, place for various festivals
	Pampa Sarovar	Hampi	Freshwater	South of Tungabhadra river
Kerala	Ashtamudi Kayal	Kollam	Brackish water	Lagoon lake under Ramsar convention. Also called the gateway to the backwaters of Kerala.
	Kuttanad	Alappuzha		Backwater paddy cultivation
	Vembanad	Vembanad	Brackish water	Ramsar wetland; Lagoon Lake, Famous for boat race
	Shashtamkotta lake	Kollam	Freshwater	Ramsar wetland. largest fresh water lake in Kerala
	Periyar Lake	Periyar		Formed by the construction of the dam across the Mullaperiyar River in 1895. Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the banks of Periyar lake
Ladakh	Pangong Tso	Ladakh	Endorheic Lake (saline water)	Indo-China (Tibet) Border Nearby Chnagla Pass
	Tso Moriri	Ladakh	Saltwater	Largest High altitude lake Tourists are not allowed boating in this lake
	Tso kar Lake	Ladakh		Known as White or Salty Lake due to the deposition of salt dunes all over the shore of the lake.
Madhya Pradesh	Bhoj taal	Bhopal	Freshwater	Ramsar site; largest artificial lake in India, Consists of 2 lakes viz. upper lake & lower lake
	Tawa Reservoir	Hoshangabad	Manmade	On the Tawa River formed by Tawa Dam. Forms the western boundary of Satpura National Park and Bori Wildlife Sanctuary.
	Sirpur Lake	Indore	Manmade	Was created by the Holkars. Recognized as Important Bird Areas.
Maharashtra	Salim Ali Lake	Aurangabad	Freshwater	Birdwatching
	Shivsagar	Satara	Freshwater	Koyna dam
	Lonar lake	Buldhana	Crater lake	Formed 50,000 years ago after a meteorite hit the Earth. National Geo-Heritage monument
Manipur	Loktak lake	Manipur	Lenticular freshwater	Ramsar wetland; Phumdis (Floating Islands); Keibul-Lamjao the only floating national park in the world floats over it, Multipurpose project.
Meghalaya	Umiam lake (Barapani Lake)	Shillong	Freshwater	The origin of Lake in 1965 is due to the Umiam Umtru Hydro Electric Power Project, the first Hydel power project in the North-east region of India. Famous for cycling and boating.
	Nokrek Lake		Freshwater	Famous for its Biodiversity. Nokrek National Park & Biosphere reserve are situated along it.
	Thadlaskein Lake	Shillong	Manmade lake	Also known as Pung Sajar Nangli.
Mizoram	Tam Dil	Saitual	Freshwater	–
	Rungdil Lake	Aizwal	Freshwater
	Palak Dil	Saiha	Freshwater	Situated near Palak Wildlife Sanctuary.
Orissa	Chilika lake	Puri	Brackish water	India’s largest brackish water lake; the second largest lagoon in the world. largest wintering ground for migratory birds
	Bindu Sarovara	Bhubaneswar	Freshwater	Located to the north of Lingaraj temple. Famed as the largest water body in Bhubaneswar.
	Kanjia lake	Bhubaneswar	Freshwater	Wetland of national importance
Punjab	Harike	Ferozepur	Freshwater	Ramsar wetland site
	Rupar	Rupnagar	Freshwater	Manmade riverine lake
	Kanjli	Kapurthala	Freshwater	Ramsar wetland site
Rajasthan	Sambhar lake	Sambhar Lake-town	Saltwater	Ramsar wetland; most saline lake of India, largest inland saltwater lake in India
	Rajsamand	Rajsamand	Freshwater	Created in 17th century by damming the water of Gomati, Kelva & Tali rivers Home of two islands
	Pushkar Lake	Pushkar, Ajmer	Freshwater	sacred lake of the Hindus, Pushkar mela, Only Brahma temple in the world is located at this lake.
	Dhebar Lake (Jaisamand Lake)	Udaipur	Freshwater	Second Largest artificial lake of India. Surrounding Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary. Built in 17th century, a freshwater lake
	Fateh Sagar Lake	Udaipur	Artificial	Built by Maharaja Fateh Singh in 1888. It has three islands; Nehru Park, Udaipur Solar Observatory and Ram Pratap Palace.
	Nakki Lake	Mt. Abu	Crater	bowl shape lake, Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes were immersed in this Holy Lake on 12 February 1948 and Gandhi Ghat was constructed.
	Pichola Lake	Udaipur	Artificial	Built in the 1362 AD. There are four islands on the lake; Jag Niwas, Jag Mandir, Mohan mandir and Arsi Villas.
Sikkim	Tshomgo Lake (Changu Lake)	East Sikkim	glacial lake, Freshwater	Winter frozen
	Khecheopalri Lake	West Sikkim	Freshwater	Sacred lake for Hindus and Buddhists
	Guru Dongmar Lake	North Sikkim		Popularly known in Sikkim as “Guru Rinpoche”.
Tamil Nadu	Ooty lake	Nilgiris	Freshwater	Famous for Boat House. Artificial lake constructed by John Sullivan, in 1824.
	Chembarambakkam	Chennai	Artificial lake	Adyar River originates from this lake.
	Sholavaram	Thanjavur, Chennai	rainfed reservoir
	Red hills lake (Puzhal Lake)	Thiruvallur	rainfed reservoirs	Built in 1876 during the British rule in Puzhal Town.
	Veeranam Lake	Cuddalore		Fed by Vadavar River. Built by Chola empire in 1011 to 1037 AD.
	Kodaikanal Lake	Dindigul	Artificial lake	Surrounded by lush green hills of the Palani Hills range.
	Mookaneri Lake	Salem		Located at the foot of the Shevaroy Hills. The lake has 47 (man-made) islands.
Telangana	Hussain Sagar	Hyderabad	Artificial lake	Built by Hazrat Hussain Shah Wali in 1562. Artificial Gibraltar rock island.
	Badrakali lake	Warangal	Freshwater	Artificial lake
	Usman Sagar	Warangal	Artificial lake	Formed by creating a dam on river Musi. Created by Nizam Usman Khan in 1920.
Tripura	Rudrasagar Lake	Melaghar		Also known as Rudijala. Ramsar site under Ramsar convention on wetlands of international importance.
Uttar Pradesh	Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar	Sonbhadra	Man-made lake	Formed due to Rihand dam.
	Keetham Lake	Agra	Manmade Lake	Also Known as Sur Sarovar. Inside Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, place of Migratory birds.
	Barua Sagar Tal	Jhansi	Manmade Lake	Built by Raja Udit Singh of Orchha.
	Ramgarh Tal	Gorakhpur	Freshwater
	Surha Tal	Ballia	Freshwater	It was declared a Bird Sanctuary in 1991.
	Raja Ka Tal	Mahoba	Manmade Lake	Locally known as Bara Tal. Built by Senapati, the grandson of Maharaja Chhatrasal, in 1707.
	Belasagar	Kulpahar	Freshwater	Irrigation lake
Uttarakhand	Bhimtal	Nainital	Freshwater	Medium altitude lake. A masonry dam built in 1883 over it.
	Roop Kund		glacial lake	Mystery lake of Uttarakhand. Also known as Skeleton lake. 672 Skeletons has been found in this shallow lake.
	Kedar tal	Gangotri	glacial lake	Also known as Shiva’s lake. Popular trekking destination.
	Satopanth Tal	Badrinath	glacial lake	Located at an altitude of 4,600 m. Popular trekking destination.
	Nainital Lake	Nainital	Freshwater	Also known as Naini Lake. Crescent shaped Lake.
West Bengal	East Calcutta wetlands	Kolkata	Brackish water	West Bengal
	Mirik Lake	Darjeeling	Natural Lake	Also known as Sumendu Lake.
	Rabindra Sarobar	Kolkata	Manmade Lake	Originally known as Dhakuria Lake.
	Sagar dighi	Cooch Behar	Freshwater	Attracts migratory birds each winter.

Important Facts about Important Lakes of India

· Lonar Lake is a notified National Geo-heritage Monument, saline, soda lake, located at Lonar in Buldhana district, Maharashtra.

· Salim Ali Lake has been named after the great naturalist and ornithologist, Salim Ali who is also known as birdman of India.

· Dal Lake is a lake in Srinagar, Jammu, and Kashmir also known as the “Jewel in the crown of Kashmir” or “Srinagar’s Jewel”. Tulip garden is situated on Dal Lake.

· Nainital, Uttarakhand is knwn as Lake City of India.

Interesting Facts about Lakes of India

· 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)

· Largest Artificial Lake In Asia – Upper Lake, Madhya Pradesh

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