List of State Wise Imporantant Lakes in India

List of major lakes of India:

What is the lake called?

A lake is a stable body of water that is surrounded by landmasses on all sides. Another characteristic of the lake is its stability. Generally, lakes are those wide pits on the ground floor which are filled with water. The water in lakes is usually stagnant. An important characteristic of lakes is their salinity, but many lakes are also freshwater. Lakes can be on any part of the crust. They are found on high mountains, are also found on plateaus and plains and are also found below sea level at land.

Types of Lakes in India:

Different types of lakes are found in India, whose types are as follows:-

• Tectonic lakes: Lakes formed due to geological movements are kept under tectonic lakes. Wular Lake of Kashmir and many lakes located in Kumaon Himalayas.
• Crater Lakes or Lakes Formed by Volcanic Action: Such lakes are formed due to water filling in large mouths or craters of calm volcanoes. The prime examples of this are Lonar Lake in Buldhana district of Maharashtra and Victoria Lake in Africa.
• Lagoons or Anoop Lakes: Chilka Lake (Orissa), Pulicat Lake (Andhra Pradesh), Kolleru Lake (Andhra Pradesh)
• Glacial lakes: Fresh or freshwater lakes in which there is a continuous flow of fresh water through rivers are freshwater lakes because they do not contain the accumulation of different types of salts. Most of the lakes of Kumaon Himalaya are of this type. Examples of these are: Raksatal, Nainital, Sattal, Bhimtal, Naukuchia Tal, Khurpatal, Samtal, Poonatal, Malvatal etc.
• Lakes formed by wind: Sambhar, Didwana, Panchabhadra, Lunkaransar etc. of Rajasthan.
• Lakes formed by faulting: Such lakes are formed as a result of flooding of basins formed due to subsidence or uplift of a part of the surface due to geologic movements.
• Rift Valley Lakes: Such lakes are formed as a result of the sinking and filling of water in the middle of two parallel fissures of the surface. The Dead Sea of ​​Israel is an example of this.
• Salt water lakes: The lakes in which water comes in from outside but does not go out after getting it, they are usually saline lakes. The Caspian Sea is the largest salt water lake in the world.

List of major lakes of India and respective states:

Interesting information related to the major lakes of India:

• Wular Lake in Kashmir Gokhur Lake is a freshwater lake on the Jhelum River, it is the largest freshwater lake in India.
• Chilka Lake is the largest brackish water lake in India. This lagoon lake also houses the Naval Lake Center.
• Lonar Lake in Buldhana, Maharashtra is a crater lake formed by volcanic action.
• Ukai (Gujarat) is a man-made lake located on the Tapti River.
• Stanley Reservoir is a lake behind the Mettur Dam on the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu.
• Wellington Island in Bembanad Lake (Kerala) is where boating competitions are also held.
• Kolleru Lake is situated between the Krishna and Godavari rivers.
• Pulicat Lake is located on the border between the states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
• The lagoon lakes of Kerala are locally known as Kayals.
• The Gokhur Lake is formed by rivers, in other words, the Jhelum River has created the Wular Lake. Wular Lake is an example of a bunk lake.
• Most of the lakes in the state of Rajasthan are saline. The lakes of Rajasthan state are formed by the winds.
• The saltiness of the lakes of Rajasthan proves that there must have been Tethys
• Sea here which is now left as a remnant, hence the water of these lakes is saline.
• Loktak Lake is the largest fresh water lake in Northeast India, it is located in the state of Manipur.
• Kebullamjao is a floating national park located in the state of Manipur.
• Stanley Lake has been created by holding the water of river Kaveri in the state of Tamil Nadu.
  

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