Lakes in India
Name
|
State
|
District
|
Type of Lakes
|
Facts/Description
|
Pulicat Lake
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
Sullurpet
|
Brackish Water
|
It encompasses Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary;
Satish Dhawan Space Centre located here |
Kolleru Lake
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
Vijayawada
|
Freshwater
|
Home to migratory birds
|
Nagarjuna Sagar
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
Nalgonda
|
Freshwater
|
Artificially constructed;
Krishna river |
Haflong Lake
|
Assam
|
Silchar
|
Freshwater
|
High altitude lake
|
DeeporBeel
|
Assam
|
Kamrup
|
Freshwater
|
Under Ramsar Convention
|
Son Beel
|
Assam
|
Karimganj
|
Freshwater (Tectonically formed)
|
Largest wetland in Assam
|
Chandubi lake
|
Assam
|
Kamrup
|
Freshwater
|
Migratory Birds (winter);
formed by 1897 earthquake |
Kanwar Lake
|
Bihar
|
Begusarai
|
Oxbow (freshwater)
|
Asia’s largest freshwater oxbow lake;
|
Hamirsar lake
|
Gujarat
|
Kutch
|
Artificial
|
Situated in centre of Bhuj
|
Kankaria lake
|
Gujarat
|
Ahmedabad
|
Artificial
|
During 14th century by Muhammed Shah II
|
Narayan Sarovar
|
Gujarat
|
Kutch
|
Artificial freshwater
|
Pilgrimage site for Hindus
|
Thol Lake
|
Gujarat
|
Mehsana
|
Lentic lake
|
Constructed for irrigation purpose
|
Vastrapur
|
Gujarat
|
Ahmedabad
|
Freshwater
|
Narmada River;
Picnic spot |
Badkal Lake
|
Haryana
|
Faridabad
|
Freshwater
|
Man made
|
Blue Bird Lake
|
Haryana
|
Hisar
|
Freshwater
|
Migratory Birds, Wetland Habitat
|
Brahma Sarovar
|
Haryana
|
Thaneswar
|
Freshwater
|
Ancient water pool sacred to Hinduism
|
Damdama Lake
|
Haryana
|
Sohna
|
Freshwater
|
Constructed by British government for Rainwater Harvesting
|
Karna
|
Haryana
|
Karnal
|
Freshwater
|
Connected to great epic Mahabharata
|
Tilyar
|
Haryana
|
Rohtak
|
Freshwater (canal inflow)
|
Located inside Tilyar Zoo
|
Chandra Taal
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
Lahul and Spiti
|
Sweetwater lake
|
Ramsar wetland site
|
Suraj Taal
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
Lahul and Spiti
|
Freshwater (High Altitude)
|
Bhaga River inflow
|
MaharanaPratapSagar
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
Kangra
|
Freshwater
|
Ramsar site
|
Prashar lake
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
Mandi
|
Holomitic (Freshwater)
|
It has a floating Island
|
Dal lake
|
J &K
|
Srinagar
|
Warm monomitic
|
Remnants of past glacial period
|
Pangong Tso
|
J &K
|
Ladakh
|
Endorheic Lake (saline water)
|
Indo-China Border
|
Wular lake
|
J &K
|
Bandipora
|
Tectonic lake (fresh water)
|
Largest freshwater lake in India
|
TsoMoriri
|
J &K
|
Ladakh
|
Saltwater
|
High altitude lake
|
Agata lake
|
Karnataka
|
Bangalore
|
Freshwater
|
Located in southwest part of the city
|
Bellandur Lake
|
Karnataka
|
Bangalore
|
Freshwater
|
-
|
Karachi lake
|
Karnataka
|
Mysore
|
-
|
Butterfly park
|
Ulsoor lake
|
Karnataka
|
Bangalore
|
Stale water
|
It has several islands
|
Kukarahalli lake
|
Karnataka
|
Mysore
|
Freshwater
|
Recreational
|
Honnamana
|
Karnataka
|
Kodagu
|
Freshwater
|
Holy lake, place for various festivals
|
Pampa Sarovar
|
Karnataka
|
Hampi
|
Freshwater
|
Tungabhadra river
|
Ashtamudi Kayal
|
Kerala
|
Kollam
|
Brackish water
|
Ramsar wetland site
|
Kuttanad
|
Kerala
|
Alappuzha, Kottayam
|
Backwater paddy cultivation
|
|
Vembanad
|
Kerala
|
-
|
Brackish water
|
Ramsar wetland; boat race
|
Shashtamkotta
|
Kerala
|
Kollam
|
Freshwater
|
Ramsar wetland
|
Bhojtal
|
Madhya. Pradesh
|
Bhopal
|
Freshwater
|
Ramsar site; largest artificial lake in India
|
Salim Ali
|
Maharashtra
|
Aurangabad
|
Freshwater
|
Birdwatching
|
Shivsagar
|
Maharashtra
|
Satara
|
Freshwater
|
Koyna dam
|
Lonar lake
|
Maharashtra
|
Buldhana
|
Crater lake
|
National Geo-Heritage monument
|
Loktak lake
|
Manipur
|
-
|
Lenticular freshwater
|
Ramsar wetland; Phumdis (Floating Islands); Multipurpose project
|
Umiam
|
Meghalaya
|
Shillong
|
Freshwater
|
Famous for cycling and boating
|
Tam Dil
|
Mizoram
|
Saitual
|
Freshwater
|
-
|
Chilika lake
|
Orissa
|
Puri
|
Brackish water
|
India's largest brackish water lake; lagoon
|
Kanjia lake
|
Orissa
|
Bhubaneswar
|
Freshwater
|
Wetland of national importance
|
Harike
|
Punjab
|
Ferozepur
|
Freshwater
|
Ramsar wetland site
|
Rupar
|
Punjab
|
Rupnagar
|
Freshwater
|
Manmade riverine lake
|
Kanjli
|
Punjab
|
Kapurthala
|
Freshwater
|
Ramsar wetland site
|
Sambhar lake
|
Rajasthan
|
Sambhar Lake-town
|
Saltwater
|
Ramsar wetland; largest inland saltwater lake in India
|
Rajsamand
|
Rajasthan
|
Rajsamand
|
Freshwater
|
-
|
Tsomgo lake
|
Sikkim
|
East Sikkim
|
Freshwater
|
Winter frozen
|
Khecheoplari
|
Sikkim
|
West Sikkim
|
Freshwater
|
Sacred lake for Hindus and Buddhists
|
Ooty lake
|
Tamilnadu
|
Nilgiris
|
Freshwater
|
Boat House
|
Chembarambakkam
|
Tamilnadu
|
Chennai
|
Artificial lake
|
-
|
Hussain Sagar
|
Telangana
|
Hyderabad
|
Artificial lake
|
Artificial Gibraltar rock island
|
Badrakali lake
|
Telegana
|
Warangal
|
Freshwater
|
Artificial lake
|
Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Sonbhadra
|
Man-made lake
|
Rihand dam
|
Belasagar
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Kulpahar
|
Freshwater
|
Irrigation lake
|
Bhimtal
|
Uttarakhand
|
Nainital
|
Freshwater
|
Medium altitude lake
|
East Calcutta wetlands
|
West Bengal
|
Calcutta
|
Brackish water
|
Ramsar wetland
|
