List of Major lakes in Uttar Pradesh

Shakeel Anwar

Aug 20, 2018 14:56 IST

List of Major lakes in Uttar Pradesh

A lake is an area of variable size filled with water, localized in a basin, which is surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. It can be classified on the basis of formation and on the quality of the water (freshwater or saltwater).

Uttar Pradesh is blessed by nature. This state comprises of the Ganga-Yamuna Doab, the Ghaghra plains, the Ganga plains and the Terai. Many natural lakes, usually the oxbows, occur on the floodplains of rivers in the Ganga system. The name of major lakes and where they are located in Uttar Pradesh are given below:

Lakes in Uttar Pradesh

Lake / Pool / Kund	City
Ramgarhtaal and Chiluataal	Gorakhpur
Bakhira Jheel	Sant Kabir Nagar
Karela and Etauja Jheel	Lucknow
Nawabgunj Jheel, Kundra Samundra	Unnao
Badataal (Gokhur)	Shahjahanpur
Payag Jheel	Bahraich
पार्वती व अरगा ताल	Gonda
Jirgo and Tirsi Lake, Tanda darti Taal (Drargart)	Mirzapur
Bhugetaal and Visaithataal	Raibareli
Liloor Jheel	Bareli
Thithoora Jheel, Morai Taal	Fatehpur
Beti, Ajgara and Nuiya Jheel	Pratapgarh
Surha Taal	Balia
Moti and Gaur Jheel	Rampur
Shukrataal	Muzzafanagar
Raamtaal	Meerut
Kimath Taal	Agra
Sheikh Jheel (In the process to develop in the form of National Bird Sanctuary)	Aligarh
Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar (Artificial lake)	Sonbhadra
Alwara Jheel (The arrival site of foreign birds)	Koshambi
Aundhi Taal	Varanasi
Raja ka Bandh, laundhi and Bhojpur Taal	Sultanpur
Darwan Jheel	Faizabad
Bal Hapara	Kanpur
Lakshmi Taal, Baruasagar and Bhasneh	Jhansi
Sagar Taal	Badaun
Madan Sagar	Mahoba
Pangaili Fulhar or Gomti Taal	Pilibhit
Dahar Jheel, Bhijwaan Jheel	Hardoi
Devaria Taal	Kannauj
Bhakha Jheel	Etawah
Sita Kund (Misrikh), Chakra Kund (Naumish)	Sitapur
Bharatkund	Ayodhya
Radhakund, Shyamkund, Govindkund and Mansi Ganga Kund	Govardhan, Mathura
Kokilakund, Krishnakund	Kokila Forest, Mathura
Nauh Jheel	Mathura

The lakes of the Uttar Pradesh blessed with amazing landscapes and this is the only reason a large variety of migratory birds visit around the lakes of the state at specific times of the year. Lakes are playing very important role in preventing flood by regulating the flow of the river. During dry seasons, a lake helps to maintain an even flow of the river.

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