Largest Lakes in India, Top 10 Longest Lakes List

Important Lakes in India

Lakes in India: The lake is a huge water body that is encircled by land, and it is much bigger than a pond. There are many important lakes in India located in several states of India. Some lakes are very large and can be confused with rivers however, there is a difference between the flow of lakes and rivers.

There are several important lakes in India including Pulicat lake and Kolleru Lake in Andhra Pradesh. Vembanad Lake in Kerala is the largest lake in India with a depth of 4.2 meters and 1165 square Kilometers.

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Lakes in India

Lakes in India have a significant role as they are used by humans to fulfill their daily needs. The lakes in India are freshwater lakes, and artificial lakes, some are man-made lakes, and some are saltwater lakes. There are several lakes found in India and the largest lake out of those is the Vembanad in Kerela.

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List of Important Lakes in India

Lakes in India	State	Type of Lake
Pulicat	Andhra Pradesh	Brackish Water
Korlleru Lake	Andhra Pradesh	Freshwater
Nagarjuna Sagar	Andhra Pradesh	Freshwater
Haflong Lake	Assam	Freshwater
Deepor Beel	Assam	Freshwater
Son Beel	Assam	Freshwater
Chandubi	Assam	Oxbow
Kanwar	Bihar	Oxbow
Hamirsar	Gujarat	Artificial
Kankaria	Gujarat	Artificial
Narayan Sarovar	Gujarat	Artificial Freshwater
Thol Lake	Gujarat	Lentic Lake
Vastrapur	Gujarat	Freshwater
Badkhal	Haryana	Freshwater
Blue Bird Lake	Haryana	Freshwater
Brahma Sarovar	Haryana	Freshwater
Damdama Lake	Haryana	Freshwater
Karna	Haryana	Freshwater
Tilyar	Haryana	Freshwater
Chandra Taal	Himachal Pradesh	–
Suraj Taal	Himachal Pradesh	Freshwater
Maharana Pratap Sagar	Himachal Pradesh	Freshwater
Prashar Lake	Himachal Pradesh	Holomitic
Dal Lake	Jammu Kashmir	–
Wular Lake	Jammu Kashmir	–
Agara	Karnataka	Freshwater
Ulsoor	Karnataka	Stale Water
Kukarahalli	Karnataka	Freshwater
Honnamana	Karnataka	Freshwater
Pampa Sarovar	Karnataka	Freshwater
Ashtamudi Kayal	Kerala	Brackish Water
Kuttanad	Kerala	Brackish Water
Vembanad	Kerala	Brackish Water
Sasthamkotta	Kerala	Freshwater
Bhojtal	Madhya Pradesh	Freshwater
Salim Ali	Maharashtra	Freshwater
Shivsagar	Maharashtra	Freshwater
Lonar	Maharashtra	Crater Lake
Loktak	Manipur	Lenticular Freshwater
Umiam	Meghalaya	Freshwater
Tam Dil	Mizoram	Freshwater
Chilika Lake	Odisha	Brackish Water
Harike	Punjab	Freshwater
Kanijli	Punjab	Freshwater
Sambhar Lake	Rajasthan	Saltwater
Rajsamand	Rajasthan	Freshwater
Tsomgo	Sikkim	Freshwater
Khecheoplari	Sikkim	Freshwater
Ooty Lake	Tamil Nadu	Freshwater
Chembarambakkam	Tamil Nadu	Artificial Lake
Hussain Sagar	Telangana	Artificial Lake
Badrakali Lake	Telangana	Freshwater
Govind Bhallabh Pant Sagar	Uttar Pradesh	Man-Made Lake
Belasagar	Uttar Pradesh	Freshwater
Bhimtal	Uttarakhand	Freshwater
Kaliveli	Tamil Nadu	–

List of Important Lakes in Indian Union Territories

Lakes in UTs	State/UT	Type of Lake
Chandigarh	Sukhna Lake	Reservoir
Ladakh	Tso Moriri	Brackish
	Tso Kar	Fluctuating Salt Lake
	Pangong Tso	–
Jammu & Kashmir	Dal Lake	Warm Monomitic
	Nageen Lake	Eutrophic Lake
	Pangong Tso	Endorheic Lake
	Wular Lake	Tectonic Lake
	Tso Moriri	Saltwater
West Bengal	East Calcutta Wetlands	Brackish Water
Puducherry	Bahour Lake	–
	Ousteri lake	Man-made Lake
	Velrampet Lake	–
	Nallambal Lake	Artificial

Largest Lakes in India

The largest lake in India is the Vembanad Lake which is situated in Kerela. Its area is 2033 sq km. The largest lakes of India are listed below along with the area they cover.

Largest Lakes in India	State	Area
Vembanad Lake	Kerela	2033 sq km
Chilika Lake	Odisha	1165 sq km
Shivaji Sagar Lake	Maharashtra	891.7 sq km
Indira Sagar Lake	Madhya Pradesh	700 sq km
Panong Lake	Ladakh	627 sq km
Pulicat Lake	Andhra Pradesh	450 sq km
Sardar Sarovar Lake	Gujarat	375 sq km
Nagarjuna Sagar Lake	Telangana	287 sq km
Loktak Lake	Manipur	285 sq km
Wular Lake	Jammu and Kashmir	260 sq km

Types of Lakes in India

There are several water bodies in India including lakes, rivers, and ponds. These water bodies are of huge significance in India. The Lakes in India are of different types as they are formed out of different weather conditions and some are man-made. The types of lakes found in India are given below:

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Freshwater lakes:

These have unsalted water that is found in low-lying areas and these are fed from rivers, streams, and runoffs. The largest freshwater lake in India is Wular Lake.

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Saltwater Lake:

Saltwater lakes have a high concentration of salts. Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan is an example of Saltwater Lake.

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Artificial Lake:

These artificial lakes are man-made lake that is used to store water for public use. For example, Chembarambakkam in Tamil Nadu is an artificial lake.

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Oxbow Lakes:

The oxbow lakes are formed when a wide meander of a river is cut off and then a lake is formed when the river finds a different shorter course. Chandubi in Assam is an example of Oxbow lake.

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Crater Lakes:

The crater lakes are formed when there is a collapse or explosive activity of volcanic eruptions. An example of a Crater lake is Lonar Lake in Maharashtra.