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Important Lakes in India

 


               

Lakes in India

            Lake is a large water body which is surrounded within a body of land. Lakes do not flow like rivers but many rivers flowing into and out of it. Lakes act as a source of water for drinking, irrigation, navigation and for livelihood. These are found in various landscapes like Plain areas, Plateaus, Hilly areas etc.  The lakes found in India are:

(i)                  Fresh water Lakes    

(ii)                Salt water Lakes

(iii)               Natural Lakes

(iv)              Artificial Lakes

 

·         Important Lakes in India

Name of the Lake

State

Important Facts

Chilika Lake

Puri, Odisha

It is a saline and largest lagoon lake in India.

Wular Lake

Bandipora, Jammu & Kashmir

It is one of the largest Fresh water lakes in Asia, formed by tectonic activity.

Kolleru Lake

Andhra Pradesh

Located between Krishna and Godavari deltas, is the largest shallow Fresh water lake in Asia.

Loktak Lake

Moirang, Manipur

This lake is known as the lifeline of Manipur. Also identified as the floating lake of the world, because of the ‘Phumdis’.

Lonar Lake

Buldhana, Maharashtra

It is a meteorite crater lake, also notified as National Geo-Heritage Monument. The water of it is highly charged with Sodium carbonates and sodium chloride.

 

Cholamu Lake(Tso Lhamo)

North Sikkim, Sikkim

It is the highest lake in India with an altitude of 5,930 metre.

Pangong Lake

Jammu & Kashmir

This lake is an endorheic lake in the Himalayas situated at a height of about 4350m.

Pulicate  Lake

Coromandal coast, Andhra Pradesh

It is the second largest saline and lagoon lake after Chilika lake.

Sambhar Lake

Jaipur, Rajasthan

It is the India’s largest inland salt lake, located near Jaipur

Vembanad Lake

Kerala

It is the longest lake in India and largest lake(Area: 2114 sq) in India

Vynthala Lake

Thrissur, Kerala

It is the only natural Ox Bow lake in South India. It has been formed from a ‘cutoff’ of the  Chalakudy River.

 

 



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