India is known for its diverse natural resources. There are many resources out of which water bodies have a significant hold on the scenic beauty of our country. Lakes are one of the major sources of natural beauty in India and there are many lakes in almost every state. Here is a list of important lakes of India and where they are located. This is an important topic for all those who aspire to score well in various competitive exams:
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State |
Name of Lake |
District |
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Andhra Pradesh |
Pulicat Lake |
Sullurpet |
|
Kolleru Lake |
Vijayawada |
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Assam |
Haflong Lake |
Silchar |
|
DeeporBeel |
Kamrup |
|
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Son Beel |
Karimganj |
|
|
Chandubi Lake |
Kamrup |
|
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Bihar |
Kanwar Lake |
Begusarai |
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Gujarat |
Hamirsar Lake |
Kutch |
|
Kankaria Lake |
Ahmedabad |
|
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Narayan Sarovar |
Kutch |
|
|
Thol Lake |
Mehsana |
|
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Vastrapur Lake |
Ahmedabad |
|
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Haryana |
Badkal Lake |
Faridabad |
|
Blue Bird Lake |
Hisar |
|
|
Brahma Sarovar |
Thaneswar |
|
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Damdama Lake |
Sohna |
|
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Karna Lake |
Karnal |
|
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Tilyar Lake |
Rohtak |
|
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Himachal Pradesh |
Chandra Taal |
Lahul and Spiti |
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Suraj Taal |
Lahul and Spiti |
|
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MaharanaPratapSagar |
Kangra |
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Prashar lake |
Mandi |
|
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Jammu & Kashmir |
Dal lake |
Srinagar |
|
Wular lake |
Bandipora |
|
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Ladakh |
TsoMoriri |
Ladakh |
|
Pangong Tso |
Ladakh |
|
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Karnataka |
Agara lake |
Bangalore |
|
Bellandur Lake |
Bangalore |
|
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Karanji lake |
Mysore |
|
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Ulsoor lake |
Bangalore |
|
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Kukarahalli lake |
Mysore |
|
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Honnamana |
Kodagu |
|
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Pampa Sarovar |
Hampi |
|
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Kerala |
Ashtamudi Kayal |
Kollam |
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Vembanad |
– |
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Shashtamkotta |
Kollam |
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Madhya Pradesh |
Bhojtal |
Bhopal |
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Maharashtra |
Salim Ali |
Aurangabad |
|
Shivsagar |
Satara |
|
|
Lonar lake |
Buldhana |
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Manipur |
Loktak lake |
– |
|
Meghalaya |
Umiam |
Shillong |
|
Mizoram |
Tam Dil |
Saitual |
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Odisha |
Chilika lake |
Puri |
|
Kanjia lake |
Bhubaneswar |
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Punjab |
Harike |
Ferozepur |
|
Ropar |
Rupnagar |
|
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Kanjli |
Kapurthala |
|
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Rajasthan |
Sambhar lake |
Sambhar Lake-town |
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Rajsamand |
Rajsamand |
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Sikkim |
Tsomgo lake |
East Sikkim |
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Khecheoplari |
West Sikkim |
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Tamilnadu |
Ooty lake |
Nilgiris |
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Chembarambakkam |
Chennai |
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Telangana |
Hussain Sagar |
Hyderabad |
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Badrakali lake |
Warangal |
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Nagarjuna Sagar |
Nalgonda |
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Uttar Pradesh |
Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar |
Sonbhadra |
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Belasagar |
Kulpahar |
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Uttarakhand |
Bhimtal |
Nainital |
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West Bengal |
East Calcutta wetlands |
Calcutta |
