| S.No. | Name | State | District | Type of Lakes | Facts/Description |
| 1 | Pulicat Lake | Andhra Pradesh | Sullurpet | Brackish Water | It encompasses Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary; Satish Dhawan Space Centre located here |
| 2 | Kolleru Lake | Andhra Pradesh | Vijayawada | Freshwater | Home to migratory birds |
| 3 | Nagarjuna Sagar | Andhra Pradesh | Nalgonda | Freshwater | Artificially constructed; Krishna river |
| 4 | Haflong Lake | Assam | Silchar | Freshwater | High altitude lake |
| 5 | DeeporBeel | Assam | Kamrup | Freshwater | Under Ramsar Convention |
| 6 | Son Beel | Assam | Karimganj | Freshwater (Tectonically formed) | Largest wetland in Assam |
| 7 | Chandubi lake | Assam | Kamrup | Freshwater | Migratory Birds (winter); formed by 1897 earthquake |
| 8 | Kanwar Lake | Bihar | Begusarai | Oxbow (freshwater) | Asia’s largest freshwater oxbow lake; |
| 9 | Hamirsar lake | Gujarat | Kutch | Artificial | Situated in centre of Bhuj |
| 10 | Kankaria lake | Gujarat | Ahmedabad | Artificial | During 14th century by Muhammed Shah II |
| 11 | Narayan Sarovar | Gujarat | Kutch | Artificial freshwater | Pilgrimage site for Hindus |
| 12 | Thol Lake | Gujarat | Mehsana | Lentic lake | Constructed for irrigation purpose |
| 13 | Vastrapur | Gujarat | Ahmedabad | Freshwater | Narmada River; Picnic spot |
| 14 | Badkal Lake | Haryana | Faridabad | Freshwater | Man made |
| 15 | Blue Bird Lake | Haryana | Hisar | Freshwater | Migratory Birds, Wetland Habitat |
| 16 | Brahma Sarovar | Haryana | Thaneswar | Freshwater | Ancient water pool sacred to Hinduism |
| 17 | Damdama Lake | Haryana | Sohna | Freshwater | Constructed by British government for Rainwater Harvesting |
| 18 | Karna | Haryana | Karnal | Freshwater | Connected to great epic Mahabharata |
| 19 | Tilyar | Haryana | Rohtak | Freshwater (canal inflow) | Located inside Tilyar Zoo |
| 20 | Chandra Taal | Himachal Pradesh | Lahul and Spiti | Sweetwater lake | Ramsar wetland site |
| 21 | Suraj Taal | Himachal Pradesh | Lahul and Spiti | Freshwater (High Altitude) | Bhaga River inflow |
| 22 | MaharanaPratapSagar | Himachal Pradesh | Kangra | Freshwater | Ramsar site |
| 23 | Prashar lake | Himachal Pradesh | Mandi | Holomitic (Freshwater) | It has a floating Island |
| 24 | Dal lake | J &K | Srinagar | Warm monomitic | Remnants of past glacial period |
| 25 | Pangong Tso | J &K | Ladakh | Endorheic Lake (saline water) | Indo-China Border |
| 26 | Wular lake | J &K | Bandipora | Tectonic lake (fresh water) | Largest freshwater lake in India |
| 27 | TsoMoriri | J &K | Ladakh | Saltwater | High altitude lake |
| 28 | Agata lake | Karnataka | Bangalore | Freshwater | Located in southwest part of the city |
| 29 | Bellandur Lake | Karnataka | Bangalore | Freshwater | - |
| 30 | Karachi lake | Karnataka | Mysore | - | Butterfly park |
| 31 | Ulsoor lake | Karnataka | Bangalore | Stale water | It has several islands |
| 32 | Kukarahalli lake | Karnataka | Mysore | Freshwater | Recreational |
| 33 | Honnamana | Karnataka | Kodagu | Freshwater | Holy lake, place for various festivals |
| 34 | Pampa Sarovar | Karnataka | Hampi | Freshwater | Tungabhadra river |
| 35 | Ashtamudi Kayal | Kerala | Kollam | Brackish water | Ramsar wetland site |
| 36 | Kuttanad | Kerala | Alappuzha, Kottayam | Backwater paddy cultivation | |
| 37 | Vembanad | Kerala | - | Brackish water | Ramsar wetland; boat race |
| 38 | Shashtamkotta | Kerala | Kollam | Freshwater | Ramsar wetland |
| 39 | Bhojtal | Madhya. Pradesh | Bhopal | Freshwater | Ramsar site; largest artificial lake in India |
| 40 | Salim Ali | Maharashtra | Aurangabad | Freshwater | Birdwatching |
| 41 | Shivsagar | Maharashtra | Satara | Freshwater | Koyna dam |
| 42 | Lonar lake | Maharashtra | Buldhana | Crater lake | National Geo-Heritage monument |
| 43 | Loktak lake | Manipur | - | Lenticular freshwater | Ramsar wetland; Phumdis (Floating Islands); Multipurpose project |
| 44 | Umiam | Meghalaya | Shillong | Freshwater | Famous for cycling and boating |
| 45 | Tam Dil | Mizoram | Saitual | Freshwater | - |
| 46 | Chilika lake | Orissa | Puri | Brackish water | India's largest brackish water lake; lagoon |
| 47 | Kanjia lake | Orissa | Bhubaneswar | Freshwater | Wetland of national importance |
| 48 | Harike | Punjab | Ferozepur | Freshwater | Ramsar wetland site |
| 49 | Rupar | Punjab | Rupnagar | Freshwater | Manmade riverine lake |
| 50 | Kanjli | Punjab | Kapurthala | Freshwater | Ramsar wetland site |
| 51 | Sambhar lake | Rajasthan | Sambhar Lake-town | Saltwater | Ramsar wetland; largest inland saltwater lake in India |
| 52 | Rajsamand | Rajasthan | Rajsamand | Freshwater | - |
| 53 | Tsomgo lake | Sikkim | East Sikkim | Freshwater | Winter frozen |
| 54 | Khecheoplari | Sikkim | West Sikkim | Freshwater | Sacred lake for Hindus and Buddhists |
| 55 | Ooty lake | Tamilnadu | Nilgiris | Freshwater | Boat House |
| 56 | Chembarambakkam | Tamilnadu | Chennai | Artificial lake | - |
| 57 | Hussain Sagar | Telangana | Hyderabad | Artificial lake | Artificial Gibraltar rock island |
| 58 | Badrakali lake | Telegana | Warangal | Freshwater | Artificial lake |
| 59 | Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar | Uttar Pradesh | Sonbhadra | Man-made lake | Rihand dam |
| 60 | Belasagar | Uttar Pradesh | Kulpahar | Freshwater | Irrigation lake |
| 61 | Bhimtal | Uttarakhand | Nainital | Freshwater | Medium altitude lake |
| 62 | East Calcutta wetlands | West Bengal | Calcutta | Brackish water | Ramsar wetland |
Important Facts ::-
- Largest freshwater lake in India – Wular Lake, Jammu and Kashmir
- Largest Saline water lake in India – Chilka Lake, Orissa
- Highest lake in India (Altitude) – Cholamu lake, Sikkim
- Longest Lake in India – Vembanad lake, Kerala
- Largest Artificial Lake in India – Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam )
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