List of Lakes in India (State-wise)

Suvarna C.

5 years ago

Lake is an area of appreciable size filled with water. It is any relatively large body of stagnant water that occupies the inland basin. Although the difference between lakes, ponds or rivers, and other bodies are not well defined, we can say that streams and rivers move faster than Lakes. If defined geologically, lakes are temporary bodies of water. Globally lakes contribute to a very small quantity of all available water i.e. 0.009%.

Lakes can be classified by two ways:

Natural lakes.
Artificial lakes.

Uses of Lakes:

Lakes are used for commercial purposes, large lakes provide a form of transport for heavy and bulky goods like coal, iron, machinery, etc.
Water is essential for day to day life. Thus, lakes can be used as water storage for domestic usage of towns or industrial cities.
Lakes are generally used for hydroelectric power generation. Both natural and artificial lakes are used but natural lakes are preferred over manmade lakes to generate hydroelectric power.
Besides generating electricity lakes also works for agricultural and irrigation purposes.
It is also used for fishing because lakes are generally connected with rivers and oceans which brings fishes to the lakes. It helps industries engaged in fishing.
Lakes are used for tourism purposes also. Tourists use lakes for boating and fishing.

Lakes in India is one of the important topics in the General Awareness section. One to two questions can be expected from this topic in the upcoming SSC CGL 2019 and Railway NTPC examinations. It will be helpful for all the upcoming SSC and Railway exams.

State-wise List of Lakes in India

Name of the State	Name of the Lake
Andhra Pradesh	Kolleru Lake
Andhra Pradesh	Pulicat Lake
Assam	Chandubi Lake
	Chapanala Lake
	Haflong Lake
	Son Beel Lake
Bihar	Kanwar Lake
Gujarat	Hamirsar Lake
	Kankaria Lake
	Lakhota Lake
	Sursagar Lake
	Thol Lake
	Vastrapur Lake
Himachal Pradesh	Brighu Lake
	Dashair and Dhankar Lake
	Kareri and Kumarwah lake
	Khajjiar Lake
	Macchial Lake
	Manimahesh Lake
	Nako Lake
	Pandoh Lake
	Prashar Lake
	Renuka Lake
	Rewalsar Lake
	Seruvalsar and Manimahesh Lake
Haryana	Badkhal Lake
	Beauty lake
	Blue Bird Lake
	Brahma Sarovar
	Current lake
	Karna Lake
	Sannihit Sarovar
	Surajkund
	Tilyar Lake
Jammu and Kashmir	Dal Lake
	Manasbal Lake
	Mansar Lake
	Pangong Tso
	Sheshnag Lake
	Tso Moriri
	Wular Lake
Karnataka	Agara Lake
	Bellandur Lake
	Byrasandra Lake
	Hebbal Lake
	Kempambudhi Lake
	Lalbagh Lake
	Madiwala Lake
	Puttenahalli Lake
	Sankey Lake
	Ulsoor Lake
	Dalavai Lake
	Devanoor Lake
	Karanji lake
	Kukkarahalli lake
	Lingambudhi Lake
	Honnamana Kere
	Pampa Sarovar
Kerala	Ashtamudi Lake
	Kuttanad Lake
	Maanaanchira, Kozhikode
	Manakody Kayal
	Padinjarechira, Thrissur city
	Paravur Kayal
	Punnamada Lake
	Shasthamkotta lake
	Vadakkechira, Thrissur city
	Vanchikulam, Thrissur
	Vellayani Lake
	Vembanad Lake
Madhya Pradesh	Bhoj Wetland
	Lower Lake
	Moti lake
	Sarang pani lake
	Shahpura lake
	Tawa Reservoir
	Upper Lake
Maharashtra	Gorewada Lake
	Khindsi Lake
	Lonar Lake
	Mehrun Lake
	Pashan Lake
	Powai Lake
	Rankala Lake
	Salim Ali Lake
	Shivasagar lake
	Talao Pali
	Upvan Lake
	Venna Lake
Meghalaya	Umiam Lake
Manipur	Loktak Lake
Mizoram	Palak dïl
Mizoram	Tam Dil
Odisha	Anshupa Lake
	Chilika Lake
	Kanjia lake
Punjab	Harike Lake
	Kanjli Lake
	Ropar Lake
Rajasthan	Ana Sagar Lake
	Balsamand lake
	Dhebar Lake
	Jaisamand Lake
	Jal Mahal, Man Sagar lake
	Kaylana Lake
	Nakki Lake
	Pushkar Lake
	Rajsamand Lake
	Ramgarh Lake
	Talwara Lake
	Sambhar Salt Lake
	Fateh Sagar Lake
	Rangsagar lake
	Uday sagar Lake
Sikkim	Gurudongmar Lake
	Khecheopalri lake
	Lake Tsongmo
	Lake Cholamu
Telangana	Alwal Cheruvu Lake
	Durgam Cheruvu (Secret Lake)
	Himayat Sagar
	Hussain Sagar
	Osman Sagar
	Safilguda Lake
	Saroornagar Lake
	Shamirpet Lake
Tamil Nadu	Berijam Lake
	Chembarambakkam Lake
	Kaliveli Lake
	Kaveripakkam Lake
	Kodaikanal Lake
	Ooty Lake
	Perumal Eri
	Red Hills Lake
	Sholavaram Lake
	Singanallur Lake
	Veeranam Lake
Uttar Pradesh	Amakhera Lake
	Barua Sagar Tal
	Belasagar Lake
	Bhadi Tal
	Chando Tal Lake
	Keetham Lake
	Nachan Tal
	Ramgarh Tal Lake
	Sheikha Jheel
Uttarakhand	Skeleton Lake (Roopkund Lake)
	Bhimtal Lake
	Dodital
	Nainital Lake
	Naukuchiatal
	Sat Tal
West Bengal	Debar Lake
	East Calcutta Wetlands
	Jore Pokhri
	Mirik Lake
	Rabindra Sarobar
	Rasikbil
	Santragachhi Lake
	Senchal Lake

Important points regarding Lakes in India:

Largest freshwater Lake in North -East India– Loktak Lake –Manipur
Longest Lake In India – Vembanad, Kerala
Largest Saline Water Lake In India – Chika Lake, Orissa
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.
Largest Artificial Lake In Asia – Upper Lake, Madhya Pradesh
Bhimtal Lake, Uttarakhand is the largest lake in the Kumaon region. It is also known as the “Lake district of India”. One of the prominent qualities of this lake is It is a “C” shaped lake.
Highest Lake In India – Cholamu Lake, Sikkim
Salim Ali Lake has been named after the great naturalist and ornithologist, Salim Ali who is also known as birdman of India.
Largest Fresh Water Lakes In Asia & India – Wular Lake, Kashmir

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