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Major Lakes in India

There are 62 major lakes in India, with the largest being Vembanad Lake in Kerala covering 1165 square kilometers at a depth of 4.2 meters. Dhebar Lake in Rajasthan is India's second largest artificial lake. The deepest natural lake is Loktak Lake in Manipur at 10 meters, while Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan has the highest salinity at 250 parts per thousand. Govind Sagar Dam in Himachal Pradesh is most important for irrigation. The top 10 largest lakes also include Chilika Lake in Odisha and Shivaji Sagar Lake in Maharashtra.

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Major Lakes in India

There are 62 major lakes in India, with the largest being Vembanad Lake in Kerala covering 1165 square kilometers at a depth of 4.2 meters. Dhebar Lake in Rajasthan is India's second largest artificial lake. The deepest natural lake is Loktak Lake in Manipur at 10 meters, while Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan has the highest salinity at 250 parts per thousand. Govind Sagar Dam in Himachal Pradesh is most important for irrigation. The top 10 largest lakes also include Chilika Lake in Odisha and Shivaji Sagar Lake in Maharashtra.

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Major Lakes in India

There are 62 important lakes in India. The biggest lake in India is


Vembanad Lake in Kerala. It’s quite deep, about 4.2 meters, and covers an
area of 1165 square kilometers.
Dhebar Lake is India’s second-largest artificial lake, after Govind Ballabh
Pant Sagar. It is located in the Udaipur District of Rajasthan.
The deepest lake in India is Loktak Lake, located in Manipur. It has a
maximum depth of about 10 meters. The most saline lake in India is
Sambhar Lake, located in Rajasthan. It has a salinity of about 250 parts per
thousand. The most important lake in India for irrigation is Govind Sagar
Dam, located in Himachal Pradesh.

Top 10 Largest Lakes in India

List of Largest Lakes State/UT

Vembanad Lake Kerala

Chilika Lake Odisha

Shivaji Sagar Lake Maharashtra

Indira Sagar lake Madhya Pradesh

Pangong Lake Ladakh

Pulicat Lake Andhra Pradesh

Sardar Sarovar Lake Gujarat

Nagarjuna Sagar Lake Telangana

Loktak Lake Manipur

Wular lake Jammu and Kashmir

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