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
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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
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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