List of Important Indian Lakes

In SSC, Banking, LIC, Railways, and other competitive exams, the General Awareness section plays an important role nowadays since it is a very scoring section. In this article, we will cover one of the topics of this section i.e “Important Lakes in India”. This is a very easy topic and if students read it comprehensively it will enhance their preparation and the possibility of their selection will increase.

List of some important lakes in India:

Lake	Location	Significance
Kolleru Lake	Andhra Pradesh	The largest lake in India.  It was declared as a wetland of international importance in 2002 under the Ramsar convention
Sambhar Lake	Rajasthan	India’s largest inland salt lake.
Pushkar Lake	Ajmer district of Rajasthan	Pushkar Lake is a holy lake of the Hindus.
Lonar Lake	Maharashtra	It is also known as Lonar Crater as it was formed  after a meteorite hit the Earth.
Loktak Lake	Manipur	It is the largest freshwater lake in North-East India. Keibul Lamjao, the only floating national park in the world floats over it.  It is home to endangered sangai or Manipur brow-antlered deer. It is designated as a  wetland under Ramsar Convention in 1990.
Sasthamcotta Lake	Kerala	The largest freshwater lake in Kerala.
Vembanad Lake	Kerala	The longest lake in India, and the largest lake in the state of Kerala. The famous Nehru Trophy Boat Race is conducted  .
Chilika Lake	Odisha	It is the largest coastal lagoon in India and the second largest lagoon in the world. It is the home to the migratory birds. It is a coastal lake.
Dal Lake	Jammu Kashmir	It is also known as the “Jewel in the crown of Kashmir” or “Srinagar’s Jewel”. Asia’s largest Tulip garden found here. The famous Mughal gardens, Shalimar Bagh etc are situated here .
Nalsarovar Lake	Gujarat	It was declared a bird sanctuary in 1969.
Tsomgo Lake	Sikkim	It is a glacial lake. Water of the lake is famous for it healing properties.
Bhimtal Lake	Uttarakhand	It is the largest lake in Kumaon region.
Barapani Lake	Meghalaya	It is also known as  Umiam Lake and it is in Shillong. Umiam Umtru Hydro Electric Power Project, the first Hydel power project in the Northeast region of India.
Periyar Lake	Kerala	It is formed by the construction of the dam across the Mullaperiyar River in 1895. The Elephant reserve and the Tiger reserve, Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is located here.
Hussain Sagar Lake	Telangana	It was built by Hazrat Hussain Shah Wali in 1562, during the rule of Ibrahim QuliQutub Shah. It Connects the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
Salim Ali Lake	Maharashtra	It is named after ornithologist, Salim Ali who is also known as “Birdman of India“.
Wular Lake	Jammu Kashmir	It is the Largest Freshwater Lake in India. It was formed as a result of tectonic activity and it collects the water from the Jhelum River.
Pulicat Lake	Coromandel Coast.	It is the second-largest brackish water lake. It lies on the border of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The island of Sriharikota separates the lake from the Bay of Bengal.
Ashtamudi Lake	Kollam district of Kerala.	It is a lagoon. It is designated as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.