This is a list of notable lakes in India. Sukhna Lake Chandigarh

Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe

Haryana Tourism restaurant on Damdama Lake

A home on Loktak Lake Moirang Manipur India

Andhra Pradesh

Kolleru Lake Kolleru Lake is one of the largest freshwater lakes in India located in state of Andhra Pradesh and forms the largest shallow freshwater lake in Asia (with 245 km2 of lake area and 302 km2 of total Ramsar designated wetland), 15 kilometers aw ...

* Kondakarla Ava * Kaniairi Lake * Cumbum *

Pulicat Lake Pulicat Lagoon is the second largest brackish water lagoon in India, (after Chilika Lake), measuring . Major part of the lagoon comes under Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. The lagoon is one of the three important wetlands to attract nort ...

Assam

* Dora Beel *

Urpad Beel Urpad Beel is a natural lake located at Agia village in Goalpara district of Assam. This lake is situated 9 km away from Goalpara, the district headquarters of Goalpara district. Urpad Beel is one of the biggest natural lakes of Lower Assam. A ...

* Samaguri Beel *

Morikalang Beel Morikalang Beel (also spelled as Morikalong or Marikalong) is a U-shaped lake located in Morigaon district of Assam. This lake is surrounded by Raina Pathar Village and Buhagaon village. Fisheries management This lake regulates the water ...

* Haflong Lake * Sivasagar Lake * Joysagar Lake * Gaurisagar Lake *

Chandubi Lake Chandubi Lake (Pron: ˌʧʌnˈdʊbɪ) is a natural lake located in Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council, Kamrup District, Assam at a distance of from the city of Guwahati accessible through National Highway 37. The lake is located at the foot of Ga ...

Rudrasagar Lake Rudrasagar Lake, also known as Twijilikma, is a lake located in Melaghar, Tripura, India. The Government of India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has identified Rudrasagar as one of the wetlands of National Importance f ...

Sivasagar *

Deepor Beel Dipor Bil, also spelt Deepor Beel (Pron: dɪpɔ:(r) bɪl) (''bil'' or ''beel'' means "lake" in the local Assamese language), is located to the south-west of Guwahati city, in Kamrup Metropolitan district of Assam, India. It is a permanent fres ...

Bird Sanctuary * Son Beel * Maguri Motapung Beel * Silsako Lake * Chapnala Lake * Saron Beel

Bihar

Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary The Kanwar Taal or Kabar Taal Lake or Kabartal Wetland located in Begusarai district of Bihar, India, is Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lake. It is approximately six timesKanwar lake: birds' paradise lost https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/ka ...

* Ghora Katora

Chandigarh

* Sukhna Lake

Gujarat

Gopi Talav Gopi Talav or Gopi Lake is a lake in the Gopipura locality in the city of Surat in Gujarat state of India. It was built in circa 1510 CE by Malik Gopi, who was an affluent merchant and governor of Surat during the Gujarat Sultanate. In 2012, the ...

Hamirsar Lake Hamirsar Lake is a man made lake situated in the centre of Bhuj, the headquarters of Kutch district, Gujarat, India. History Hamirsar lake is a 450-year-old lake named after Jadeja ruler Rao Hamir (1472-1524), the founder of Bhuj. The lake wa ...

Kankaria Lake Kankaria Lake is the second largest lake in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is located in the south-eastern part of the city, in the Maninagar area. It was completed in 1451 during the reign of Sultan Qutb-ud-Din Ahmad Shah II though its origin ...

* Nal Sarovar *

Narayan Sarovar Narayan Sarovar or Narayansar is a village and place of pilgrimage for Hindus on the Kori Creek. It is located in Lakhpat taluka of Kutch district, Gujarat, India. The ancient Koteshwar temple lies only 4 km away. Temples The temples, ...

Sardar Sarovar Dam The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a concrete gravity dam built on the Narmada River in Navagam near the town of Kevadiya, Narmada District, in the state of Gujarat, India. The dam was constructed to provide water and electricity to four Indian state ...

* Thol Lake *

Vastrapur Lake Vastrapur Lake is situated in western part of Ahmedabad. It is officially named after Narsinh Mehta. The lake was beautified by the AMC after 2002 and has since become a popular spot in the city. Everyday, many people visit this lake. It curre ...

Saputara Lake Saputara Lake is a man made lake situated in the Dang District, Gujarat, India. The Saputara Lake is located at a mere distance of 1 kilometer from the main city hill station. Saputara town is part of Dang district in Gujarat. It is a tourist des ...

* Bortalav * Dharoi Dam *

Damodar Kund Damodar Kund ( gu, દામોદર કુંડ) is one of the sacred lakes as per Hindu beliefs, which is located at the foothills of Girnar hills, near Junagadh in Gujarat, India. It is considered holy, as per Hindu mythology and many Hind ...

* Bindu Sarovar * Gomti Lake *

* Shakoor Lake * Soor Sagar Lake (

Sursagar Lake Sursagar Lake, also known as the Chand Talao, is a lake situated in the middle of the city of Vadodara in the state of Gujarat in India. The lake was rebuilt with stone masonry in the 18th century. The water in this lake remains in it for t ...

) *

Lakhota Lake Lakhota Lake is a man made lake situated in center of Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. Lakhota Lake is popularly known as Lakhota Talav or Ranmal Lake. Lakhota Fort is located on a small island in the lake. The lake is located 5 km from Jamnagar Rai ...

Haryana

Badkhal Lake Badkhal Lake was a natural lake situated in Badkhal village near Faridabad, in the Indian state of Haryana, about 32 kilometers from the national capital of Delhi. Fringed by the hills of the Aravalli Range, this was a man-made embankment. Owin ...

Blue Bird Lake Blue Bird Lake, Hisar is a resident and endangered migratory bird wetland habitat, lake and recreation area in the town of Hisar, in the Hisar district of Haryana State, India.Brahma Sarovar Brahma Sarovar is an ancient water pool sacred to Hinduism in old Kurukshetra city, in the state of Haryana in North India,India. Hinduism lays emphasis on taking bath for internal and external purity. Most religious sites have water poo ...

Damdama Lake Damda reservoir in Sohna, near Gurugram city in Gurugram district in the Indian state of Haryana.Rajiv Tiwari"Delhi A Travel Guide" . Damdama Lake is a small lake in Haryana and was formed when a stone and earthen dam constructed by the Briti ...

Karna Lake Karna Lake is a major tourist attraction in the Karnal district of Haryana.Page 153, Tourism: Theory, Planning, and Practice, By K.K. Karma, Krishnan K. Kamra, Published 1997, Indus Publishing, It is located at a distance of 125 km from bo ...

Sannihit Sarovar Sannihit Sarovar is a sacred water reservoir in the Kurukshetra district of Haryana, India. It is believed to be the meeting point of seven sacred Sarasvatis. The ''sarovar'', according to popular belief, contains sacred water. Bathing in the s ...

Surajkund Surajkund is an ancient reservoir of the 10th century located on Southern Delhi Ridge of Aravalli range in Faridabad city of Haryana state about 8 km (5mi) from South Delhi. Surajkund (literally 'Lake of the Sun') is an artificial Kund (' ...

Tilyar Lake Tilyar Lake is one of the major tourist attractions in the Indian state of Haryana. It is 70 kilometers from New Delhi on the Delhi – Fazilka highway and is located close to the city of Rohtak in Haryana.Page 149, ''India: A Travel Guide ...

* Bhindawas Lake

Himachal Pradesh

* Bhrigu Lake (4235 m) * Chandra Taal (4300 m) * Chander Naun (4260 m) * Dashair Lake (4270 m) *

Dal Lake Dal is a lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is an urban lake, the second largest lake in Jammu and Kashmir, and the most visited place in Srinagar by tourists and locals. It is integral to tourism and recreation in t ...

* Dehnasar Lake (4280 m) *

Dhankar Lake Dhankar Lake is a high altitude lake in Spiti Valley, in the Himachal Pradesh state of India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most po ...

(4270 m) * Ghadhasaru Lake (3470 m) * Gobind Sagar * Kamrunag Lake (3334 m) * Kareri Lake (2934 m) * Lama Dal (3960 m) * Mahakali Lake (4080 m) * Manimahesh Lake (4080 m) * Nako Lake (3662 m) * Pong Dam Lake *

Prashar Lake Prashar Lake (also spelled Parashar Lake) is a freshwater lake located at an altitude of in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It lies east of the town of Mandi, and has a three storied pagoda-like temple dedicated to the sage Pr ...

(2730 m) * Rewalsar Lake * Suraj Tal (4883 m)

Jammu and Kashmir

Anchar Lake Anchar Lake is a lake located near Soura area, near the city of Srinagar in Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Situated close to Ganderbal, the lake is connected with the famous Dal Lake via a channel "Amir Khan Nallah" which pass ...

Brari Nambal Brari Nambal, also known as Bab Demb, is a small freshwater lake located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is connected to the Dal lake via a channel and is therefore sometimes referred to as a lagoon of the Dal lake. Until the 1970s, ...

* Gadsar Lake *

Gangabal Lake The Gangabal Lake, also called Haramukh Ganga, is a lake situated at the foot of Mount Haramukh in Ganderbal district, north of Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir. It is an alpine high altitude oligotrophic lake, home to many species of f ...

* Gil Sar * Hokersar *

Kausar Nag Kausar Nag or Kausarnag (sometimes alternatively spelled as Konsarnag), is a high-altitude oligotrophic lake located at an elevation of above sea level. Kausar Nag is located in the Pir Panjal mountain range in Kulgam district of Jammu and Ka ...

* Khanpursar * Khushal Sar *

Manasbal Lake Manasbal Lake is a freshwater lake located in Safapora area of Ganderbal District in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The name Manasbal is said to be a derivative of Manasarovar.http://kashmir-tourism.com/jammu-kashmir-lakes-mansabal-lake.htm, Manas ...

Mansar Lake Mansar Lake is a lake located from the city of Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is fringed by forest-covered hills, and is over a mile () in length and half-a-mile () in width. Surinsar-Mansar Lakes are designated as Ramsar Convention i ...

Marsar Lake The Marsar Lake is an oligotrophic alpine lake located in Tral valley of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is famous for its scenic beauty. It also falls in the close vicinity of Aru valley in Pahalgam. The lake is separated by a ...

* Nandan Sar Lake *

Sheshnag Lake Sheshnag Lake ( ; ) is an alpine high elevation oligotrophic lake located in Anantnag district of Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India at an elevation of 3590 meters. It is situated on the track leading to the Amarnath cave, about 23&nbs ...

* Satsar Lake *

Tarsar Lake The Tarsar Lake or Tar Sar is an almond-shaped, oligotrophic alpine lake situated in between Sindh and Lidder valleys. On its west side lies Dachigam National Park, and on its south side lies Tral. The shortest route for reaching it, is from Su ...

* Tulian lake * Vishansar Lake * Wular Lake * Nigeen Lake * Nilnag Lake *

Nundkol Lake The Nundkol Lake or Nund Kol also known as Nandi Kund and Kalodaka Lake is an oligotrophic lake, oligotrophic Alpine climate, alpine lake situated in Ganderbal district of the Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kas ...

* Krishansar Lake

Ladakh

* Tso Moriri *

Tso Kar The Tso Kar or Tsho kar is a fluctuating salt lake known for its size and depth situated in the Rupshu Plateau and valley in the southern part of Ladakh in India. It is also recognised as India's 42nd Ramsar site. Geography and climate The ...

* Pangong Tso * Kyagar Tso

Karnataka

Lakes in Bangalore Lakes and tanks in the metropolitan area of Greater Bangalore and the district of Bangalore Urban are reservoirs of varying sizes constructed over a number of centuries by various empires and dynasties for rainwater harvesting. Historically, thes ...

** Mamadapur Badshah Lake **

Bellandur Lake Bellandur Lake is located in the suburb of Bellandur in the southeast of the city of Bengaluru. It is the largest lake in the city. It is a part of Bellandur drainage system that drains the southern and the south-eastern parts of the city. The ...

Hebbal Lake Hebbal Lake may refer to: *Hebbal Lake, Bangalore, a lake in Karnataka, India *Hebbal Lake, Mysore, Karnataka, India * Hebbal Reservoir, Heggadadevankote, Heggadadevankote Taluk, Mysore district Mysore district, officially Mysuru district is ...

** Jaraganahalli Lake **

Lalbagh Lake Lalbagh Botanical Garden or simply Lalbagh (), is an botanical garden in Bangalore, India, with an over 200-year history. First planned and laid out during the dalavaiship of Hyder Ali and later managed under numerous British Superintendent ...

Madiwala Lake Madiwala lake is one of the biggest lakes in Bangalore, India spread over an area of 114.3 hectare. Legend has it that the lake was built by the Cholas in a day. The water in the lake was fit for drinking till the early 1990s. Since then it ha ...

Puttenahalli Lake (JP Nagar) Puttenahalli lake ( ಪುಟ್ಟೇನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಕೆರೆ) is a small, restored freshwater lake located in JP Nagar 7th Phase, South Bangalore. The area of the lake is about 13 acres. The primary water sources are rain and surface ...

Puttenahalli Lake (Yelahanka) Puttenahalli WS Lake also spelled as Puttanahalli Lake is a 10-hectare water body near Yelahanka, 14 km north of Bangalore. This lake is not to be confused with another lake having similar name viz Puttenahalli lake, in J.P Nagar South ...

** sarakki lake **

Ulsoor Lake Ulsoor Lake or Halasuru Lake, one of the biggest lakes in Bangalore, is located on the eastern side of the city. It derives its name from the name of the locality it is situated, namely, Halasuru, close to M G Road. It is spread over and has ...

Varthur Lake Varathur (originally known as) was once famous for a fort built here by the ancient rulers which was strengthened and expanded by his excellency Kempegowda. It is also believed that Kempegowda set up a weapons armory here. Even today there exists ...

Yelahanka lake Yelahanka Lake is a water body near Yelahanka, a suburb of Bangalore. Location This lake located at Yelahanka and very near to Puttenahalli Lake which was rejuvenated to along with Yelahanka Lake in 2018. Rejuvenation The lake was highly pol ...

Mysore City lakes Mysore, Karnataka, has major five lakes, some of which are under restoration with funds provided by the Asian Development Bank and government of Karnataka. These lakes are: * Dalavai Lake * Devanoor Lake * Karanji Lake * Kukkarahalli Lake * L ...

Karanji lake Karanji Lake is a lake located in the city of Mysore in the state of Karnataka, India. The lake is surrounded by a nature park consisting of a butterfly park and a walk-through aviary. This aviary is the biggest 'walk-through aviary' in Indi ...

** Kukkarahalli lake **

Lingambudhi Lake Lingambudhi Lake is a lake in the city of Mysore, India. History This Lake was built by Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar in 1828 in memory of his Maharani Krishna Vilasa Lingajammanni Botanical Garden Botanical Garden was established in the ...

* Lakes in Davanagere District **

Sulekere Shanthi Sagara, also called Sulekere, is the second largest built lake in Asia. It is located at Sulekere of Channagiri taluka of Davanagere District in Karnataka state of India. Importance Shanti Sagara tank, created by an embankment with sl ...

* Honnamana Kere *

Pampa Sarovar Pampa Sarovara is a lake in Koppal district near Hampi in Karnataka. To the south of the Tungabhadra River, it is considered sacred by Hindus and is one of the five sacred ', or lakes in India. According to Hindu theology, there are five sacred ...

Kerala

Ashtamudi Lake Ashtamudi Lake (''Ashtamudi Kayal''), in the Kollam District of the Indian state of Kerala, is the most visited backwater and lake in the state. It possesses a unique wetland ecosystem and a large palm-shaped (also described as octopus-shaped) ...

* Kuttanad Lake * Maanaanchira,

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second ...

* Padinjarechira,

Thrissur city Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, an ...

* Paravur Kayal * Shasthamkotta lake * Vadakkechira,

* Vanchikulam,

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...

Vellayani Lake Vellayani Lake, or ''Vellayani Kayal'' as known in local language, is the largest fresh water lake in Thiruvananthapuram district, of Kerala, India. Location It is around 9 km away from the Thiruvananthapuram Central Bus Station at Thampa ...

Vembanad Lake Vembanad is the longest lake in India, as well as the largest lake in the state of Kerala. The lake has an area of 230 square kilometers and a maximum length of 96.5 km. Spanning several districts in the state of Kerala, it is known as Ve ...

, longest lake of India * Veli Lake

Madhya Pradesh

* Bhojtal * Lower Lake, Bhopal * Tawa Reservoir * Sagar Lake (Lakha Banjara Lake)

Maharashtra

Gorewada Lake Gorewada Lake (gore-wada) means “gore” Britishers “wada” spot is an artificial lake made by Britishers is situated on the north-west corner of Nagpur city. It is created with a dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the fl ...

* Khindsi Lake * Lonar Lake *

Pashan Lake Pashan is suburb of Pune, India. It is located off the Mumbai-Bangalore national highway, by-passing Pune city. Pashan road serves as the main approach road for Mumbai-Pune expressway. Pashan is bordered by Baner in north, Sus on west, Bavdh ...

Powai Lake Powai Lake (Pronunciation: əʋəiː is an artificial lake, situated in Mumbai, in the Powai valley, where a Powai village with a cluster of huts existed. The city suburb called Powai shares its name with the lake. Indian Institute of Tech ...

Rankala Lake Rankala Lake is a freshwater lake located in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. History Before the eighth century, Rankala was a stone quarry. In the 9th century, an earthquake caused immense structural damage to the quarry, causing water to accumulat ...

Salim Ali Lake Salim Ali Lake (Marathi - पक्षीमित्र सलीम आली सरोवर) is located near Delhi Gate, one of the many Gates in Aurangabad, opposite Himayat Bagh, Aurangabad. It is located in the northern part of the city. ...

Shivasagar lake The Shivsagar Lake is a reservoir in the state of Maharashtra, India. The lake was formed after the Koyna River was impounded by the Koyna Dam. It has a length of and depth of . See also * Koyna Hydroelectric Project * Koyna Dam * Koyna Wil ...

* Talao Pali * Futala Lake * Tansa Lake *

Tulsi Lake Tulsi Lake is a fresh water lake in northern Mumbai. It is stated to be the second largest lake in Mumbai and supplies part of the city's potable water. This is one of the three lakes located in the Salsette Island; the other two being Powai L ...

Upvan Lake Upvan (or Upavan) Lake is located in Thane in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is known for hosting the Sanskruti Arts Festival. Here one can also view thousands of Ganpati idols which are brought here for immersion on final day of Ganeshots ...

* Vaitarna Lake *

Venna Lake Venna Lake is one of the tourist attractions of Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra state in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most popul ...

Vihar Lake Vihar Lake (Pronunciation: �iɦaːɾ is located near Vihar village on the Mithi River within the precincts of the Borivali National Park, also called the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, in North Mumbai. When built in 1860 (construction started ...

* Chatri Lake * Meherun Lake *Mastani Lake

Manipur

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Pumlenpat Pumlenpat is the second largest lake in Manipur after the Loktak Lake, situated about south of Imphal (the capital of Manipur, a state in North East India) and about from Thoubal. Just as Loktak Lake, People situated around this lake depe ...

Ikop Pat Ikop Pat is a lake situated in western part of Khangabok, at a distance of about 40 km in the south-eastern direction from Imphal, India. Hydrology Ikop Pat is located at an altitude of 772 m above MSL is 7.5 km in length and 1.8 km in ...

* Loukoipat * Yaralpat * Laphupat * Shilempat * Keisampat (Extinct) * Porompat (Extinct) *Zaimeng Lake *Zeilad Lake

Meghalaya

Umiam Lake Umiam Lake (locally known as Dam sait) is a reservoir in the hills north of Shillong in the state of Meghalaya, India. It was created by damming the Umiam River in the early 1960s. The principal catchment area of the lake and dam is spread over ...

Mizoram

* Palak Dïl * Tam Dil

Odisha

* Victoria Sagar Lake * Anshupa Lake * Chilka Lake * Kanjia Lake

Puducherry

* Bahour Lake *

Ousteri Lake Ousteri Lake (French: Lac Oustéri) is a lake in the union territory of Puducherry, state of Tamil Nadu. This lake is also called as Ossudu Lake as it is located in the village named Ossudu. The lake extends to about 800 hectares in which 390 h ...

* Velrampet Lake * Nallambal Lake

Punjab

Harike Wetland Harike Wetland also known as "Hari-ke-Pattan", with the Harike Lake in the deeper part of it, is the largest wetland in northern India in the border of Tarn Taran Sahib district and Ferozepur district of the Punjab state in India. The wetlan ...

Kanjli Wetland Kanjli Wetland is a man-made Wetland that subsumes the Kanjli Lake, and is located in the Kapurthala district of Punjab state in India. It was created in 1870 by constructing the headworks across the perennial Bien River, a tributary of the Beas ...

Ropar Wetland Ropar Wetland, also named Ropar Lake, is a man-made freshwater riverine and lacustrine wetland. The area has at least 9 mammal, 154 bird (migratory and local), 35 fish, 9 arthropod, 11 rotifer, 9 crustacean and 10 protozoan species, making ...

Rajasthan

Balsamand lake Balsamand Lake is a lake situated from Jodhpur on Jodhpur-Mandore Road. This lake is a popular picnic spot, by Balak Rao Pratihar in 1159 AD who belongs to the kshatriya community. It was designed as a water reservoir to provide water to Mando ...

* Dhebar Lake / Jaisamand Lake * Jal Mahal, Man Sagar lake *

Kaylana Lake Kaylana Lake is located 8 km west of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India. It is an artificial lake, built by Pratap Singh in 1872. The lake spreads over an area of . In ancient times this region had palaces and gardens made by two rulers of Jodhpur ...

Kolayat Kolayat is a town in the Bikaner district of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is also the headquarters of the eponymous tehsil. The town is from Bikaner on NH 15, National Highway 15 to Jaisalmer. History Kolayat is an historical centre of p ...

Loonkaransar Lunkaransar is a town, near city of Bikaner in the Bikaner district of Indian state of Rajasthan. Lunkaransar lake in Rajasthan is a playa lake formed due to deflation. Lunkaransar is most popular for Peanuts in Rajasthan. Lunkaransar is a Sub ...

Nakki Lake Nakki Lake is a lake situated in the Indian hill station of Mount Abu in Aravalli range. Geography The lake is in length of about a half mile and in width about of a quarter of mile and 20 to 30 ft. deep towards the dam on the west. It ...

Pachpadra Lake The Pachpadra Lake is a salt lake near Pachpadra in Barmer District, Rajasthan, India. Its sodium chloride level is marked at 98%. See also * List of lakes in India This is a list of notable lakes in India. A ...

Pushkar Lake Pushkar Lake or Pushkar Sarovar is located in the town of Pushkar near Ajmer city in Ajmer district of the Rajasthan state of western India. Pushkar Lake is a sacred lake of the Hindus. The Hindu scriptures describe it as " Tirtha-Guru" hir ...

Pushkar Pushkar is a city and headquarters of Pushkar tehsil in the Ajmer district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is situated about northwest of Ajmer and about southwest of Jaipur.Rajsamand Lake *

Ramgarh Lake Ramgarh Lake was a lake situated near Jamwa Ramgarh in Rajasthan, India. The last time the lake received water was 1999 and it has been dry since 2000. It is situated from Jaipur, and covers a maximum area of . The lake was built by Maharaja ...

* Sambhar Salt Lake *

Talwara Lake Talwara Jheel at Tibbi (tehsil) is a small village and a seasonal lake that forms in a depression along the course of the Ghaggar-Hakra River in Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan state of India. Talwara lake is claimed to be the only lake i ...

Ummed Sagar Bandh Ummed Sagar Bandh is a dam near Jodhpur in Rajasthan, India. It is located near Kaylana Lake. The dam supplies water to Jodhpur. It was built during the reign of Maharaja Ummed Singh, in the year 1936. List of lakes in India *List of lakes in ...

* Siliserh Lake

Ajmer

* Ana Sagar Lake * Lake Foy Sagar

Udaipur

Fateh Sagar Lake Fateh Sagar Lake is situated in the city of Udaipur in the Indian state of Rajasthan. It is an artificial lake named after Maharana Fateh Singh of Udaipur and Mewar, constructed north-west of Udaipur, to the north of Lake Pichola in the 1680s. ...

* Pichola lake * Lake Badi * Swaroop Sagar Lake * Udaisagar Lake * Govardhan Sagar Lake

Sikkim

Gurudongmar Lake Gurudongmar Lake is one of the highest lakes in the world and in India, at an elevation of according to the Government of Sikkim. It is located in the Great Himalayas in the Mangan District in Indian state of Sikkim, and considered sacred ...

, highest lake of India *

Khecheopalri Lake Khecheopalri Lake, originally known as Kha-Chot-Palri (meaning the heaven of Padmasambhava), is a lake located near Khecheopalri village, west of Gangtok in the West Sikkim district of the Northeastern Indian state of Sikkim. Located to the ...

* Lake Cholamu *

Lake Tsongmo Tsomgo Lake'','' also known as Tsongmo Lake or Changgu Lake, is a glacial lake in the East Sikkim district of the Indian state of Sikkim, some from the capital Gangtok. Located at an elevation of , the lake remains frozen during the winter sea ...

* Samiti Lake * South Lhonak Lake

Tamil Nadu

* Adambakkam Lake *

Coimbatore Coimbatore, also spelt as Koyamputhur (), sometimes shortened as Kovai (), is one of the major metropolitan cities in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyyal River and surrounded by the Western Ghats. Coimbat ...

Singanallur Lake Singanallur Lake is a lake in Singanallur, Coimbatore, South India. It is spread over an area of and has an average depth of . It is one of the 9 large lakes in the city. Hydrography The lake is fed by canals derived from Noyyal river. The la ...

Ukkadam Lake Ukkadam Lake (Tamil: Ukkadam Periyakulam) is a lake in Ukkadam, Coimbatore, South India. It is spread over an area of and has an average depth of . In 2010, the lake was taken over by Coimbatore Corporation on a 90-year lease from the Public ...

''Periyakulam Lake'' * Berijam Lake *

Chembarambakkam Lake Chembarambakkam lake is a lake located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, about 25 km from Chennai. It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs from where water is drawn for supply to Chennai City, the other one being the Puzhal Lake. The Adyar ...

* Kaliveli Lake *

Kodaikanal Lake Kodaikanal Lake, also known as Kodai Lake, is a manmade lake located in the Kodaikanal city in Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu, India. Sir Vere Henry Levinge, the then Collector of Madurai, was instrumental in creating the lake in 1863, amidst ...

Ooty Lake Ooty lake is an artificial lake near Ooty in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, India. It covers an area of 65 acres. The boathouse on the lake is a major tourist attraction. History Ooty lake is an artificial lake constructed by Jo ...

* Perumal Eri *

Red Hills Lake Pulhal aeri, or Pulhal lake, sometimes spelled Puzhal lake, also known as the Red Hills Lake, is located in Red Hills, Chennai, India. It lies in Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu state. It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs from where wa ...

Sholavaram Lake Sholavaram aeri, or Sholavaram lake, is located in Ponneri taluk of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the rain-fed reservoirs from where water is drawn for supply Chennai city from this lake to Puzhal lake through canals. ...

Veeranam Lake Veeranam Lake (Veeranarayanapuram Lake) is located SSW in Cuddalore district in the state of Tamil Nadu in South India 1 km (0.62 mi) from Kattumannarkoil. It is located from Chennai, India. It is one of the water reservoirs from where water ...

* Maduranthakam Lake * Tandi Lake

Telangana

* Bhadrakali Lake *

Durgam Cheruvu Durgam Cheruvu, also known as Raidurgam Cheruvu, is a freshwater lake located in Rangareddy district, Jagathgiri Gutta Telangana, India. The lake, which is spread over , is located near the city of Hyderabad. The lake is also known as Secret Lak ...

* Himayat Sagar *

Hussain Sagar Hussain Sagar (alternatively referred to as Tank Bund; ) is a heart-shaped lake in Hyderabad, Telangana, built by Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah in 1563. It is spread across an area of and is fed by the River Musi. A large monolithic statue of the Gau ...

* Laknavaram Lake *

Mir Alam Tank Mir Alam Tank is a reservoir in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is located to the south of Musi river. It was the primary source of drinking water to Hyderabad before Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar were built. It is connected to National Highway ...

* Osman Sagar * Pakhal Lake *

Saroornagar Lake Saroornagar Lake is a lake in Hyderabad, India. From the year of its creation in 1626, the lake remained largely clean until 1956 when Hyderabad expanded. Spread over , the lake was restored by the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority in ...

Shamirpet Lake Prateek was the main architect of the lake. Shamirpet Lake is an artificial lake near Hyderabad, India, it is about 24 kilometers north of Secunderabad. History It was built during the Nizam reign. Information The lake attracts many birds ...

* Waddepally Lake *

Ramappa lake Ramappa Lake is a lake situated in Warangal district, Telangana, India. The lake is one of the prominent reservoirs built by Kakatiya rulers. It is situated in Warangal Warangal () is a city in the Indian state of Telangana and the distri ...

* Gangaram Cheruvu *

Ameenpur Lake Ameenpur is a small lake in Sangareddy District in the Indian state of Telangana and on the edge of the city of Hyderabad. It is the first body of water in India to be recognized as a Biodiversity Heritage Site and is the first biodiversity site t ...

Fox Sagar Lake Fox Sagar Lake, also Jeedimetla Cheruvu or Kolla Cheruvu, is a manmade lake and was the largest waterbody in Secunderabad. It was once spread over an area of . As of 2014, due to encroachment, it only occupied a surface area of . The lake which ...

* Gandigudem Cheruvu

Uttar Pradesh

* Rihand Dam, Gobind Vallabh Pant Sagar, largest man–made lake of India * Barua Sagar Tal * Belasagar Lake * Keetham Lake * Ramgarh Tal Lake * Bakhira Sanctuary, Bakhira Tal Lake * Sarsai Jheel * Moti Jheel * Sheetal Jheel * Surha Tal * Fulhar Lake

Uttarakhand

West Bengal

* East Calcutta Wetlands * Jore Pokhri Wildlife Sanctuary, Jore Pokhri * Mirik, Mirik Lake * Rabindra Sarobar * Rasikbil * Santragachhi, Santragachhi Lake * Senchal Lake

References

External links

* {{Asia topic, List of lakes of Lists of lakes of India, Lists by area