a brief story of india's top 10 lakes

1. BY- AJAY SHARMA

2. What is Lake…
A lake (from Latin lacus) is a large body of
water (larger and deeper than a pond)
within a body of land. As a lake is
separated from the ocean, it is not a sea.
Some lakes are very big, and people in
the past sometimes called them
seas. Lakes do not flow, like rivers, but
many have rivers flowing into and out of
them.

3. • Wular Lake
• Loktak Lake
• Damdama Lake
• Dal Lake
• Pichola Lake
• Gurudongmar Lake
• Chilka Lake
• Vembanad Lake
• Bhimtal Lake
• Upper lake

4. Wular Lake is one of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia and the largest
in India, is located in Jammu and Kashmir. It is measures 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.

5. 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.

6. Damdama Lake
Damdama Lake is one of the biggest natural lakes in Haryana. It is a weekend
getaway destination around Delhi. Located near the Aravalli Hills and the best
place for Boating, Rock Climbing, Bungee jumping and trekking. Sohna Hills 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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 Tsomg Lake also known as the frozen lake of
India and Khecheopalr Lake also known as the wishing lake.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. Other well known and beautiful lakes of India includes
Kolleru Lake(A.P.), Nal Sarovar (gujrat), Umiam Lake
(meghalaya) , Ashtamudi Lake (Kerala) and Pulicat
Lake(A.P.). Kolleru Lake and Pulicat Lake are two
major lakes for number of migratory birds in India.
Some Other lakes of India….

15. Have A Nice Day….