A large water body which is surrounded by land is called a lake. Most of the lakes are permanent, while some contain water only during the rainy season. Lakes are formed by the action of glaciers and ice sheets, by wind, river action and by human activities. There are about 500,000 lakes on Earth, storing volume of water equalling 103,000 cubic km. Most of the world's water lakes are found in North America (25%), Africa (30%) and Asia (20%).
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Types of lakes
1. Ox-bow Lake: A lake formed when a meandering river is cut off from the mainstream. The shape of this lake resembles an ox-bow.
2. Lagoon: When the lake is formed by spits and bars in coastal areas, it is called a lagoon. Chilika Lake, Pulicat Lake, Kolleru Lake, etc. are examples of lagoon.
3. Glacial Lake: A lake formed by melting of glacier is called a glacial lake. Most of the lakes in the Himalayan region are glacial lakes.
List of Lakes in India
Haflong Lake
Type: High altitude Lake Location: Silchar
State: Assam
Son Beel
River: Kakra River
Type: fresh water Tectonic Lake
Surface area: 34.58 km2
Location: Karimganj
State: Assam
Kanwar Lake
River: Gandak River
Location: Begusarai
State: Bihar
Hamirsar Lake
Type: Artificial Lake
Surface area: 11 Hectare
Location: Bhuj
State: Gujarat
Kankaria Lake
Surface area: Artificial Lake
Location: Ahmedabad
State: Gujarat
Nal Sarovar
River: Bhogawo River
Surface area: 123 km2
Location: West Ahmedabad
State: Gujarat
Narayan Sarovar
Type: Artificial Lake
Location: Bhuj
State: Gujarat
Thol Lake
Type: Artificial Lake
Surface area: 14 km2
Location: West Ahmedabad
State: Gujarat
Vastrapur Lake
River: Narmada River
Type: Fresh waters Location: West Ahmedabad
State: Gujarat
Lakhota Lake
Location: Jamnagar
State: Gujarat
Sursagar Lake
Type: Artificial Lake
Surface area: 22,800m2 (approx.)
Location: Vadodara
State: Gujarat
Brighu Lake
Type: High Altitude Lake
Location: Kullu
State: Himachal Pradesh
Dashir Lake
Type: High Altitude Lake
Location: Keylong
State: Himachal Pradesh
Dhankar Lake
Type: High Altitude Lake
Location: Kullu
State: Himachal Pradesh
Kareri (Kumarwah) Lake
Type: Freshwater, High altitude Lake
Surface area: 2934 Sq. meters (sea level)
Location: Dharamsala
State: Himachal Pradesh
Khajjiar Lake
River: Ravi River
Type: Mid Altitude Lake
Surface area: 4180.64 m2
Location: Chamba
State: Himachal Pradesh
Macchial Lake
Type: Low Altitude Lake
Location: Mandi
State: Himachal Pradesh
Maharana Pratap Sagar
River: Beas River
Surface area: 400 Km2 (approx.)
Location: Kangra
State: Himachal Pradesh
Manimahesh Lake
Type: High Altitude Lake
Location: Chamba
State: Himachal Pradesh
Nako Lake
Type: High Altitude Lake
Location: Kinnaur
State: Himachal Pradesh
Pandoh Lake
River: Beas River Location: Mandi
State: Himachal Pradesh
Prashar Lake
Type: Holomictic Location: Mandi
State: Himachal Pradesh
Renuka Lake
Type: Low Altitude Lake
Location: Sirmour
State: Himachal Pradesh
Rewalsar Lake
Type: Mid Altitude Lake
Location: Mandi
State: Himachal Pradesh
Seruvalsar Lake
Type: High Altitude Lake
Location: Chamba
State: Himachal Pradesh
Suraj Taal
River: Chandra River
Type: High Altitude Lake
Location: Lahaul and Spiti
State: Himachal Pradesh
Chandra Taal
Surface area: Sweet Water Lake
Location: Lahaul and Spiti
State: Himachal Pradesh
Badkhal Lake
Type: Natural Water ake
Surface area: 206 Acres
Location: Faridabad
State: Haryana
Brahma Sarovar
River: Rajwaha River
Type: Ancient Water Tank
Surface area: 430 meters
Location: Thanesar
State: Haryana
Karna Lake
Type: Landscaped
Location: Uchana
State: Haryana
Sannihit Sarovar
River: Seven Sacred Sarasvatis of Rig Veda
Type: Holy Water Tank
Location: Thanesar
State: Haryana
Surajkund Lake
Type: Ancient Reservoir
Surface area: 99 Acres
Location: Sunam
State: Haryana
Tilyar Lake
Surface area: 132 Acres
Location: Rohtak
State: Haryana
Blue Bird Lake
Surface area: 20 Acres
Location: Hisar
State: Haryana
Dal Lake
River: Jhelum River
Type: Warm monomictic
Surface area: 22 Km2
Location: Srinagar
State: Jammu and Kashmir
Pangong Tso
Type: Soda Lake
Surface area: 700 Km2 (approx.)
Location: Jammu
State: Jammu and Kashmir
Tso Moriri
Type: Brackish
Surface area: 30,000 Acres
Location: Jammu
State: Jammu and Kashmir
Wular Lake
River: Jhelum River
Type: Fresh-Water Lake
Surface area: 30 - 260 Km2
Location: Srinagar
State: Jammu and Kashmir
Manasbal Lake
River: Jhelum River
Type: Mixing Monomictic
Surface area: 2.81 Km2
Location: Srinagar
State: Jammu and Kashmir
Mansar Lake
Type: Holocene mono-mictic, Oligotropic
Surface area: 0.59 Km2
Location: Jammu
State: Jammu and Kashmir
Sheshnag Lake
River: Lidder River
Type: Altitude, Oligotrophic Lake
Location: Anantnag
State: Jammu and Kashmir
Bellandur Lake
River: Ponnaiyar River
Surface area: 3.61 Km2
Location: Bengaluru
State: Karnataka
Ulsoor Lake
Type: Stale water
Surface area: 123.6 Acres
Location: Bengaluru
State: Karnataka
Sankey Lake
Type: Artificial Lake or tank
Surface area: 37.1 Acres
Location: Bengaluru
State: Karnataka
Hebbal Lake
Surface area: 150 Acres
Location: Bengaluru
State: Karnataka
Lalbagh Lake
Surface area: 40 Acres
Location: Bengaluru
State: Karnataka
Puttenahalli Lake
Surface area: 13 Acres
Location: Bengaluru
State: Karnataka
Madiwala Lake
Type: Artificial tropical Lake
Surface area: 114.3 Hectare
Location: Bengaluru
State: Karnataka
Agara Lake
Type: Artificial Lake
Surface area: 0.24 km2
Location: Bengaluru
State: Karnataka
Karanji Lake
Surface area: 90 Hectare
Location: Mysore
State: Karnataka
Kukkarahalli Lake
Type: Freshwater, Recreational and Fisheries
Surface area: 150 Acres
Location: Mysore
State: Karnataka
Lingambudhi Lake
River: Kaveri River
Type: Perennial freshwater
Location: Mysore
State: Karnataka
Pampa Sarovar
River: Tungabhadra River
Type: Sacred Pond (Holy Pond for Hindus epic)
Location: Koppal
State: Karnataka
Ashtamudi Lake
River: Kallada River
Type: Unique wetland ecosystem, a palm-shaped
Surface area: 61.42 km2
Location: Kollam
State: Kerala
Maanaanchira Lake
Type: Artificial, freshwater Lake
Surface area: 3.49 Acres
Location: Kozhikode
State: Kerala
Padinjare chira Lake
Type: Artificial pond
Location: Thrissur
State: Kerala
Paravur Kayal
River: Ithikkara River
Type: Fresh and backwater
Surface area: 6.62 km2
Location: Kollam
State: Kerala
Punnamada Lake (Vembanad Lake)
River: Achenkovil, Manimala, Meenachil, Muvattupuzha, Pamba, Periyar Rivers
Surface area: 2033 km2
Location: Alappuzha
State: Kerala
Shasthamkotta Lake
River: Kallada River
Type: Largest freshwater Lake
Surface area: 920 Acres
Location: Kollam
State: Kerala
Vadakkechira
Type: Artificial pond
Surface area: 4 Acres
Location: Thrissur
State: Kerala
Vellayani Lake
River: Karamana River
Location: Thiruvananthapuram
State: Kerala
Upper Lake
River: Kolans River
Surface area: 31 km2
Location: Bhopal
State: Madhya Pradesh
Lower Lake
Surface area: 1.29 km2
Location: Bhopal
State: Madhya Pradesh
Moti Jheel
Type: Artificial Lake
Location: Kanpur
State: Uttar Pradesh
Gorewada Lake
River: Pili River
Type: Fresh water Lake
Location: Nagpur
State: Maharashtra
Lonar Lake
Type: Impact Crater Lake, salt Lake
Surface area: 1.13 Km2
Location: Lonar
State: Maharashtra
Pashan Lake
River: Ram Nadi
Type: Artificial Lake
Surface area: 40 Km2
Location: Pune
State: Maharashtra
Powai Lake
Type: Artificial Lake
Surface area: 520 Acres
Location: Mumbai
State: Maharashtra
Rankala Lake
Type: Picturesque Lake
Surface area: 107 Hectare
Location: Kolhapur
State: Maharashtra
Shivajisagar Lake
River: Koyna River
Type: Reservoir
Surface area: 891.78 km2
Location: Satara
State: Maharashtra
Talao Pali Lake
Location: Thane
State: Maharashtra
Upvan Lake
Surface area: 500 km2
Location: Thane
State: Maharashtra
Venna Lake
Surface area: 28 Acres
Location: Mahabaleshwar
State: Maharashtra
Umiam Lake
Surface area: Umiam River
Location: Shillong
State: Meghalaya
Loktak Lake
River: Manipur River
Type: Fresh water (lentic)
Surface area: 287 Km2
Location: Moirang
State: Manipur
Palak Dil Lake
Type: Lentic Lake
Surface area: 1.5 Km2
Location: Saiha
State: Mizoram
Tam Dil Lake
Type: Reservoir
Location: Aizawl
State: Mizoram
Anshupa Lake
River: Mahanadi River
Type: Fresh water Lake
Surface area: 141 Hectare
Location: Cuttack
State: Odisha
Chilka Lake
River: Daya River
Type: Brackish water
Surface area: 1,165 Km2
Location: Puri
State: Odisha
Kanjia Lake
River: Mahanadi River
Type: Natural Lake
Surface area: 190 Acres
Location: Bhubaneswar
State: Odisha
Kanjli Wetland
River: Bien River
Type: Freshwater Lake
Surface area: 4.9 Km2
Location: Kapurthala
State: Punjab
Harike Wetland
River: Beas River and Sutlej River
Type: Freshwater Lake
Surface area: 4100 Hectare
Location: Tarn Taran Sahib
State: Punjab
Ropar Wetland
River: Sutlej River
Type: Man-made freshwater
Surface area: 1,365 Hectare
Location: Rupnagar
State: Punjab
Dhebar Lake
River: Gomti River
Type: Reservoir
Surface area: 87 Km2
Location: Udaipur
State: Rajasthan
Kaylana Lake
Type: Artificial Lake
Surface area: 84 Km2
Location: Jodhpur
State: Rajasthan
Nakki Lake
Type: Artificial Lake
Location: Sirohi
State: Rajasthan
Pachpadra Lake
Type: Saline Lake
Location: Barmer
State: Rajasthan
Pushkar Lake
River: Luni River
Type: Artificial Lake
Surface area: 22 km2
Location: Ajmer
State: Rajasthan
Ana Sagar Lake
Type: Artificial Lake
Surface area: 97 Hectare
Location: Ajmer
State: Rajasthan
Rajsamand Lake
River: Gomati River
Type: Reservoir
Surface area: 510 km2
Location: Kankroli
State: Rajasthan
Sambhar Salt Lake
Type: Salt Lake
Surface area: 230 km2
Location: Jaipur
State: Rajasthan
Ramgarh Lake
Type: Artificial Lake
Surface area: 15.5 Km2
Location: Jaipur
State: Rajasthan
Siliserh Lake
Type: Beautiful artificial Lake
Surface area: 7 Km2
Location: Alwar
State: Rajasthan
Man Sagar Lake
Type: Freshwater - Recreational
Surface area: 300 Acres
Location: Jaipur
State: Rajasthan
Lake Salusagar
State: Rajasthan
Dudh Talai
Type: Small water tank
Location: Udaipur
State: Rajasthan
Fateh Sagar Lake
River: Ayad River
Type: Artificial, fresh water, Polymictic Lake
Surface area: 4 km2
Location: Udaipur
State: Rajasthan
Pichola Lake
Type: Freshwater Lake
Surface area: 1,720 Acres
Location: Udaipur
State: Rajasthan
Rangsagar Lake
Type: Small artificial Lake
Location: Udaipur
State: Rajasthan
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Swaroopsagar Lake
River: Ayad River
Type: Small artificial Lake
Surface area: 4 km2
Location: Udaipur
State: Rajasthan
Gurudongmar Lake
Type: Fresh water Lake
Location: North Sikkim
State: Sikkim
Khecheopalri Lake
Type: Sacred Lake
Surface area: 9.4 Acres
Location: Pelling, West Sikkim
State: Sikkim
Lake Tsongmo
Type: Glacial Lake
Location: East Sikkim
State: Sikkim
Lake Cholamu
Type: Glacial, fresh-water Lake
Location: North Sikkim
State: Sikkim
Hussain Sagar
River: Musi River
Type: Artificial Lake
Surface area: 4.4 Km2
Location: Hyderabad
State: Telangana
Osman Sagar
River: Musi River
Type: Artificial Lake
Surface area: 46 km2
Location: Hyderabad
State: Telangana
Himayat Sagar
River: Musi River
Type: Artificial Lake
Location: Hyderabad
State: Telangana
Shamirpet Lake
Type: Artificial Lake
Surface area: 100 Acres
Location: Hyderabad
State: Telangana
Mir Alam Tank
River: Musi River
Type: Artificial Lake
Surface area: 1.7 Km2
Location: Hyderabad
State: Telangana
Durgam Cheruvu (Secret Lake)
Type: Freshwater
Surface area: 83 Acres
Location: Hyderabad
State: Telangana
Saroornagar Lake
Type: Artificial Lake
Surface area: 99 Acres
Location: Hyderabad
State: Telangana
Alwal Cheruvu Lake
Type: Artificial Lake
Location: Secunderabad
State: Telangana
Berijam Lake
Type: Freshwater
Surface area: 59 Acres
Location: Dindigul
State: Tamil Nadu
Chembarambakkam Lake
River: Adyar River
Type: Artificial Lake
Surface area: 3,800 Acres
Location: Chennai
State: Tamil Nadu
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Kodaikanal Lake
Type: Fresh-water, Artificial Lake
Location: Kodaikanal
State: Tamil Nadu
Ooty Lake
Type: Artificial Lake
Surface area: 3.885 Km2
Location: Udhagamandalam
State: Tamil Nadu
Red Hills Lake (Puzhal Lake)
Type: Artificial Lake
Surface area: 18.21 Km2
Location: Chennai
State: Tamil Nadu
Singanallur Lake
Location: Coimbatore
State: Tamil Nadu
Sholavaram Lake
Location: Thiruvallur
State: Tamil Nadu
Veeranam Lake
Type: Artificial, intermittent Lake
Surface area: 25 Km2
Location: Cuddalore
State: Tamil Nadu
Ramgarh Taal Lake
Surface area: 1,790 Acres
Location: Gorakhpur
State: Uttar Pradesh
Keetham Lake
Type: Scenic Lake
Surface area: 7.13 Km2
Location: Agra
State: Uttar Pradesh
Belasagar Lake
Type: Artificial Lake
Surface area: 16 km2
Location: Kulpahar
State: Uttar Pradesh
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Barua Sagar Tal
Type: Artificial Lake
Location: Barua Sagar city
State: Uttar Pradesh
Sheikha Jheel
Type: Fresh water perennial
Surface area: 30 Hectare
Location: Aligarh
State: Uttar Pradesh
Bhimtal Lake
Type: Largest natural Lake
Location: Bhimtal
State: Uttarakhand
Dodital
Type: Freshwater Lake
Location: Dehradun
State: Uttarakhand
Nainital Lake
Type: Natural Freshwater
Surface area: 120.5 Acres
Location: Nainital
State: Uttarakhand
Naukuchiatal
Location: Nainital
State: Uttarakhand
Sat Tal
Type: Freshwater Lake
Surface area: 4 Hectare
State: Uttarakhand
Rabindra Sarobar (Dhakuria Lake)
Type: Artificial Lake
Surface area: 73 Acres
Location: Kolkata
State: West Bengal
Senchal Lake
Type: Artificial Lake
Location: Darjeeling
State: West Bengal
East Calcutta Wetlands
Type: Natural and human-made wetlands
Surface area: 125 Km2
Location: Kolkata
State: West Bengal
Santragachhi Lake
Surface area: 32 Acres
Location: Santragachhi
State: West Bengal
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