1. Vembanad Lake
• It is the longest lake in India with an area of 2033Km2
• Located in Kerala
• It is second largest Ramasar site of India after Sunderban
• Primary river inflows are Achenkovil, Manimala, Meenachil, Muvattupuzha, Pamba and Periyar rivers
2. Chilika Lake
• It is the largest brackish water lake of India
• Spreads over Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha
• Primary river inflows are Bhargavi, Daya, Makra, Malaguni and Luna rivers
• Ramsar Wetland site
3. Loktak Lake
• Located at Moirang in Manipur
• Famous for ‘phumdis’ (floating islands) floating over it, a decomposing heterogeneous mass of soil, vegetation and organic matter
• Ramsar Wetland site
4. Shivsagar Lake
• Located in Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary in Satara district of Maharashtra.
• It is an artificial backwater created after construction of the Koyna river dam
• Spread over an area of about 891Km2
5. Sardar Sarovar Lake
• It is an artificial lake created after construction Sardar Sarovar dam on the river Narmada near Navagam in Gujarat
• Spread over an area of about 375 Km2
6. Pulicat Lake
• Located at Coromandel Coast on the border of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
• It is the second-largest brackish water lagoon in India, after the Chilika Lake
• Primary river inflows are Arani, Kalangi and Swarnamukhi rivers
• It is cut across in the middle by Sriharikota Link Road
• Pulicat lake bird sanctuary is famous for Flamingo Fest
7. Pangong Tso Lake
• Natural Saline water lake located in Ladakh UT
• Line of Actual Control between India and China passing through it
• Huge lake with an area of about 700 Km2.
8. Nagarjuna Sagar Lake
• The lake is spread across Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh and Nalgonda district of Telangana
• One of the largest freshwater lakes of India
• Construction of Nagarjuna Sagar dam on Krishna river created Nagarjuna Sagar Lake
• Srisailam Wildlife Sanctuary is near to it
9. Kolleru Lake
• Lies near the city of Eluru in Andhra Pradesh, between Krishna and Godavari river deltas
• Lake is fed by Budameru and Tammileru seasonal streams
• Converted into Atapaka Bird Sanctuary
• It is a birdwatcher’s paradise
10. Wular Lake
• Located in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir UT
• It was formed as a result of tectonic activities in the region
11. Sambhar Salt Lake
• Located in the Aravali hills near Jaipur
• Lake is fed by Mendha and Runpangarh seasonal streams
• It is a major source of salt production in the state
12. Gobind Sagar Lake
• Located in Shiwalik hills, in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh
• It was created in 1962 after the construction of a huge hydel dam on the river Sutlej at Bhakra
13. Dal Lake
• Located in the heart of Srinagar, the capital of Jammu & Kashmir UT
• It is formed by five interconnected lake basins – Nehru Park, Nishat, Nigeen, Hazratbal and Barari Nambal
14. Lonar Lake
• Located in Buldhana district of Maharashtra
• Lonar Lake was created by an asteroid collision with earth impact during the Pleistocene Epoch
• It is one of the four known, hyper-velocity impact-crater in basaltic rock, the other three are in southern Brazil
• Water in the lake is both saline and alkaline
• Its colour turned to pink during June 2020
15. Kodaikanal Lake
• Located in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu
• It is a manmade lake, created in 1863
16. Dipor Beel
• Located to the south-west of Guwahati city of Assam
• It is a permanent freshwater lake, in a former of the rivers Basistha and Kalman
• The area around it is declared as Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary
17. Ashtamudi Lake
• Located in Kollam district of Kerala
• Palm-shaped backwaters lake
18. Bhojtal Lake
• Located in the city of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh
• It was built in 11th century by the Paramara dynasty King Raja Bhoj
• The lake is fed by the Kolanas river
19. Veeranam Lake
• Located in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu
• Build during the reigns of the Cholas in Southern India
• It is fed by the Kollidam river (distributary of the river Kaveri)
• It is a source of water for nearby cities
20. Dhebar Lake
• Also known as Jaisamand Lake
• Located in the Udaipur District of Rajasthan
• Built by Maharaja Jai Singh of Udaipur across the Gomati River
• It is the second-largest artificial lake, after Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar
21. Pushkar Lake
• Located at Ajmer in the Aravalli Hills
• Mentioned in Ramayana and Mahabharata
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