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List of Important Lakes in India PDF

List of Important Lakes in India PDF

Hi Friends, In this post List of Important Lakes in India PDF, we will read through most important lakes in india which are asked repeatedly in various competitive exams.

A lake is a large body of water surrounded by land. Lakes can be natural or artificial. Natural Lakes are mainly found in mountain areas.

Artificial lakes are constructed for industrial or agricultural use or for hydro - electric power generation or domestic water supply or other activities.

Below is the list of important lakes in India with the state in which it is located :

Lakes in Andhra Pradesh

• Kolleru Lake
• Kondakarla Ava Lake
• Kaniairi Lake
• Pulicat Lake

Lakes in Assam

• Chandubi Lake
• Chapnala Lake
• Haflong Lake
• Sivasagar Lake
• Joysagar Lake
• Gaurisagar Lake
• Son Beel Lake
• Saron Beel Lake

Lakes in Bihar

• Kanwar Lake

Lakes in Gujarat

• Gopi Talav Lake
• Hamirsar Lake
• Kankaria Lake
• Nal Sarovar Lake
• Narayan Sarovar Lake
• Thol Lake
• Vastrapur Lake

Lakes in Haryana

• Badkhal Lake
• Blue Bird Lake
• Brahma Sarovar Lake
• Damdama Lake
• Karna Lake
• Sannihit Sarovar Lake
• Surajkund Lake
• Tilyar Lake

Lakes in Himachal Pradesh

• Brighu Lake
• Chandra Tal Lake
• Dashair Lake
• Dehnasar Lake
• Dhankar Lake
• Ghadhasaru Lake
• Govind Sagar Lake
• Kamrunag lake
• Kareri Lake
• Lama Dal Lake
• Mahakali Lake 
• Manimahesh Lake
• Nako Lake
• Prashar Lake
• Rewalsar Lake
• Suraj Tal Lake

Lakes in Jammu & Kashmir

• Anchar Lake
• Dal Lake
• Gadsar Lake
• Gangabal Lake
• Manasbal Lake
• Mansar Lake
• Marsar Lake
• Nandan Sar Lake
• Nundkol Lake
• Satsar Lake
• Sheshnag Lake
• Tarsar Lake
• Tulian lake
• Vishansar Lake
• Wular Lake

Lakes in Karnataka

• Bellandur Lake
• Hebbal Lake
• Jaraganahalli Lake
• Lalbagh Lake
• Madiwala Lake
• Ulsoor Lake
• Varthur Lake
• Yelahanka Lake
• Karanji Lake
• Kukkarahalli Lake
• Lingambudhi Lake
• Pampa Sarovar Lake

Lakes in Kerala

• Ashtamudi Lake
• Kuttanad Lake
• Maanaanchira Lake
• Padinjarechira Lake
• Paravur Kayal Lake
• Punnamada Lake
• Shasthamkotta Lake
• Vadakkechira Lake
• Vanchikulam Lake
• Vellayani Lake
• Vembanad Lake

Lakes in Madhya Pradesh

• Bhojtal Lake
• Lower Lake
• Moti Lake
• Tawa Reservoir Lake
• Sagar Lake

Lakes in Maharastra

• Chatri Lake
• Gorewada Lake
• Lonar Lake
• Mastani Lake
• Pashan Lake
• Powai Lake
• Rankala Lake
• Salim Ali Lake
• Shiva Sagar lake
• Talao Pali
• Tansa Lake
• Tulsi Lake
• Upvan Lake
• Vihar Lake

Lakes in Manipur

• Loktak Lake

Lakes in Meghalaya

• Umiam Lake

Lakes in Mizoram

• Palak Dïl Lake
• Tam Dil Lake

Lakes in Odisha

• Victoria Sagar Lake
• Anshupa Lake
• Chilka Lake
• Kanjia Lake

Lakes in Puducherry

• Bahour Lake

Lakes in Punjab

• Harike Lake
• Kanjli Lake
• Ropar Lake

Lakes in Rajasthan

• Ana Sagar Lake
• Balsamand lake
• Dhebar Lake
• Fateh Sagar Lake
• Govardhan Sagar Lake
• Jaisamand Lake
• Kaylana Lake
• Kaylana Lake
• Nakki Lake
• Pachpadra Lake
• Pichola Lake
• Pushkar Lake
• Rajsamand Lake
• Ramgarh Lake
• Sambhar Salt Lake
• Swaroop Sagar Lake
• Talwara Lake
• Udaisagar Lake

Lakes in Sikkim

• Cholamu Lake 
• Gurudongmar Lake
• Khecheopalri Lake
• Samiti Lake
• Tsongmo Lake 

Lakes in Tamil Nadu

• Ayanambakkam Lake
• Berijam Lake
• Chembarambakkam Lake
• Chetput Lake
• Kaliveli Lake
• Kodaikanal Lake
• Manali Lake
• Ooty Lake
• Perumal Eri Lake
• Pulicat Lake
• Red Hills Lake
• Sholavaram Lake
• Veeranam Lake

Lakes in Telangana

• Bhadrakali Lake
• Durgam Cheruvu Lake
• Himayat Sagar Lake
• Hussain Sagar Lake
• Laknavaram Lake
• Osman Sagar Lake
• Pakhal Lake
• Saroornagar Lake
• Shamirpet Lake
• Waddepally Lake

Lakes in Uttar Pradesh

• Bakhira Tal Lake
• Barua Sagar Tal
• Belasagar Lake
• Gobind Vallabh Pant Sagar Lake
• Keetham Lake
• Ramgarh Tal Lake

Lakes in Uttarakhand

• Roopkund Lake
• Bhimtal Lake
• Nainital Lake

Lakes in West Bengal

• Debar Lake
• East Calcutta Wetlands
• Jore Pokhri
• Mirik Lake
• Rabindra Sarobar
• Rasikbil Lake
• Santragachhi Lake
• Senchal Lake

Some important points you should know in this post " List of Important Lakes in India " are as follows :

• Highest altitude lake in India - Cholamu Lake, Sikkim
• Longest lake in India - Vembanad Lake, Kerala
• Largest artificial lake in India - Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar, Uttar Pradesh
• Largest freshwater lake in India - Wular Lake, Jammu and Kashmir
• Largest Saline water lake in India - Chilka Lake, Orissa
• Roopkund Lake, Uttarakhand is also known as Skeleton Lake due to skeletons present at lake's edge.