The Most
Beautiful Lakes in India
There is a large number of beautiful lakes and great rivers spread
all over India from Kashmir to Kerala and from Rajasthan to Assam. In India lakes
can be divided as man-made lakes as well as natural lakes. Further natural
lakes again be divided as freshwater lake and brackish water lakes. Indira
Sagar reservoir the big lake is the biggest reservoir in India and
The Sambhar Salt Lake is India’s largest inland salt lake. Most of the lakes in
India are fresh water lakes, Dal Lake in Kashmir and Sasthamkotta Lake in
Kerala are the example of freshwater lakes. These water bodies on the land
surface are one of the most beautiful tourist attraction in India. The Cholamu
Lake is counted as one of most beautiful lakes in the world. The
Lonar Crater the world’s oldest and largest crater in India is located in state
of Maharashtra’s District Buldhana. There are so may beautiful lakes which are
famous for bird watching such as Kolleru Lake, Pulicat Lake and Nal Sarovar
Lake. The Kanwar Taal or Kabar Taal Lake at Bihar is Asia largest Fresh Water
lake, Oxbow lake an oxbow lake is a U-shaped body of water.
Wular Lake
Wular Lake, one of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia and the
largest in India, is located in Jammu and Kashmir. It is measured 24 kms across
and surrounded by towering mountains.
The green water of the Wular Lake is an important natural
habitat for fish, a rich population of birds and wildlife.
Thousands of people living on its shores and elsewhere in the Kashmir valley
depend on Wular Lake for fishing to earn their livelihood. The Kashmir
valley has few more beautiful lakes like Nagin Lake and most popular
Dal Lake.
Loktak Lake
Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in northeastern
India, located in Manipur. It is also called the only floating lake in the
world due to the floating phumdis.
This ancient lake plays an important role in the economy of
Manipur. It serves as a source of water for hydro power generation, irrigation
drinking water supply and wildlife. The Keibul Lamjao National Park,
which is the last natural refuge of the endangered sangai now found only in
Manipur.
Damdama Lake
Damdama Lake is one of the biggest natural lakes in Haryana. It
is a weekend getaway destination around Delhi. This lake is located near the
Aravalli Hills and is the best place for Boating, Rock Climbing, Bungee
jumping and trekking.
Sohna Hills is a short drive from Damdama Lake, at top the
Aravalli hills. There is another famous lake in Haryana called Sohna Lake.
Sohna Lake is situated amidst the Aravalli hills in green city Chandigarh.
It is one of the most renowned tourist attractions in Gurgaon.
Dal Lake
The Kashmir valley is blessed with exotic natural beauty of
landscape and water bodies, out of them one of the best is Dal Lake. Dal Lake
is one of the most beautiful lakes of India and is the second largest
in the J&K valley.
This is one of the most famous lakes in India and an icon of the
Kashmir tourism industry. Apart from the natural beauty, Dal Lake attractions
are The floating gardens, colorful shikaras and houseboats. The east of Dal
Lake was the residence of goddess Maa Durga. The Dal lake is situated in the
beautiful city of Srinaga,Some of the most famous mosques are also located in
Srinagar city to visit.
Pichola Lake
Lake Pichola is an artificial fresh water lake situated in
Udaipur city in Rajasthan. Udaipur is a beautiful city, set amidst the Aravalli
Ranges of Rajasthan, India. Known for its picturesque lakes, Udaipur also
called ‘the city of lakes.
The Lake Pichola, Udai Sagar Lake, Fateh Sagar Lake, Rajsamand
Lake and Jaisamand Lake are the five prominent lakes of Udaipur. One of
the most famous lake is Pushkar Lake, which is one of the major tourist
attractions in the Royal State Rajasthan.
Gurudongmar Lake
Gurudongmar Lake is one of the highest lakes in the world. This
fresh-water lake is located northeast of the Kangchenjunga range in Sikkim.
Sikkim is considered to have the most beautiful natural lakes in the world some
of them are sacred by locals and therefore are places of worship as well as
tourism.
There are a series of beautiful lakes in Sikkim the Gurudongmar
Lake, is the biggest and most beautiful lake among them. Other lakes are
Tsomgo Lake also known as the frozen lake of India and Khecheopalri Lake also
known as the wishing lake.
Chilka Lake
Chilka Lake is the brackish water lake and is the largest
coastal lake in India. The Chilka Lake in situated in Orissa and is Asia’s
largest inland salt-water lagoon.
Brackish water is water that has more salinity than fresh water,
but not as much as seawater. Chilika Lake, popularly known as Chilka, is the
queen of natural scenery in the tribal state Orissa, also known as
the Swiss-lake in the continent. Attraction of chilika lake are fishing boats,
migratory birds and an entertaining baba. The beautiful chilka lake is paradise
for the migratory birds.
Vembanad Lake
Vembanad Lake is India’s longest lake and is the largest lakes
in the beautiful state land of God, Kerala. The Vembanad Lake is the
largest brackish lagoon in Kerala.The houseboats and snake race are the major
attraction on Vembanad Lake.
Vallam Kali,The Snake Boat Race held every year in
august is a major attraction of Vembanad Lake. There are so many lakes in the
state one of them is Sasthamkotta lake, Sasthamkotta known as the ‘queen of
lakes’ is the largest and biggest freshwater lake in Kerala. The lake also host
the longest railway bridge of India, named as Vembanad Rail Bridge.
Bhimtal Lake
The pride of Bhimtal is a beautiful lake which offers
magnificent vistas for tourists. The lake is larger than Nainital lake,The
island at the center of the lake. Uttaranchal is famous for its valley of
flowers, green meadows and spectacular lakes.
One of the best natural freshwater bodies is Nainital Lake,
situated amidst the township surrounded by the mountains. Naini Lake is one of
the most famous lakes of Uttarakhand and most visited attraction in India,
the Lakes of Kumaon hills of Uttarakhand are world famous for its
beauty.
Upper lake
Upper lake is the largest artificial lake in Asia, situated in
“City of Lakes” called Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. Upper lake locally known as
Bada Talab is the oldest man-made lake in India and one of the major sources of
drinkable water for the city.
City of lakes, Bhopal has 17 lakes another lake is known as
chota talab. These lake are an important destination for canoeing and other
water activities. The Takia island in Upper Lake and marine drive are the major
attraction of lakes. Bhopal is also considered as one of the green city in
India.
Other well-known and beautiful lakes of India include
Kolleru Lake, Nal Sarovar, Umiam Lake, Ashtamudi Lake and Pulicat Lake. Kolleru
Lake and Pulicat Lake are two major lakes for number of migratory birds in
India.
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