List of some important Lakes in India

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Lake Location Significance

 The largest lake in India.

Kolleru Lake Andhra Pradesh  It was declared as a wetland of
international importance in 2002
under the Ramsar convention

Sambhar Lake Rajasthan  India’s largest inland salt lake.

Ajmer district of Pushkar Lake is a holy lake of the

Pushkar Lake 
Rajasthan Hindus.
 It is also known as Lonar Crater as it
Lonar Lake Maharashtra was formed after a meteorite hit the
Earth.
 It is the largest freshwater lake in
North-East India.

 Keibul Lamjao, the only floating

national park in the world floats over
Loktak Lake
Manipur it.

 It is home to endangered sangai or

Manipur brow-antlered deer.

 It is designated as a wetland under

Ramsar Convention in 1990.
Sasthamcotta
Kerala  The largest freshwater lake in Kerala.
Lake

 The longest lake in India, and the

Vembanad largest lake in the state of Kerala.
Kerala
Lake
 The famous Nehru Trophy Boat
Race is conducted .
  It is the largest coastal lagoon in
India and the second largest lagoon
in the world.
Chilika Lake Odisha
 It is the home to the migratory birds.

 It is a coastal lake.
 It is also known as the “Jewel in the
crown of Kashmir” or “Srinagar’s
Jewel”.
Dal Lake Jammu Kashmir  Asia’s largest Tulip garden found
here.

 The famous Mughal gardens,

Shalimar Bagh etc are situated here .
Nalsarovar It was declared a bird sanctuary in
Gujarat 
Lake 1969.
 It is a glacial lake.
Tsomgo Lake Sikkim
 Water of the lake is famous for it
healing properties.
 It is the largest lake in Kumaon
Bhimtal Lake Uttarakhand region.

 It is also known as Umiam Lake and

it is in Shillong.
Barapani Lake Meghalaya
 Umiam Umtru Hydro Electric Power
Project, the first Hydel power project
in the Northeast region of India.
 It is formed by the construction of
the dam across the Mullaperiyar
River in 1895.
Periyar Lake Kerala
 The Elephant reserve and the Tiger
reserve, Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is
located here.
 It was built by Hazrat Hussain Shah
Hussain Sagar Wali in 1562, during the rule of
Telangana
Lake Ibrahim QuliQutub Shah.
  It Connects the twin cities of
Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

 It is named after ornithologist, Salim

Salim Ali Lake Maharashtra Ali who is also known as “Birdman of
India“.
 It is the Largest Freshwater Lake in
India.
Wular Lake Jammu Kashmir  It was formed as a result of tectonic
activity and it collects the water from
the Jhelum River.

 It is the second-largest brackish

water lake.

Pulicat Lake Coromandel Coast.  It lies on the border of Andhra

Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

 The island of Sriharikota separates

the lake from the Bay of Bengal.
 It is a lagoon.
Ashtamudi Kollam district of
Lake Kerala.  It is designated as a wetland of
international importance under the
Ramsar Convention.

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