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Major Waterfalls and Lakes of India & World
Major Waterfalls of India
Waterfalls |
Height |
River |
Place |
Kunchikal Falls |
455 |
Varahi |
Karnataka |
Jog / Garsoppa / Mahatma Gandhi |
253 |
Sharavathi |
Karnataka |
Shivanasamudra |
90 |
Kaveri |
Karnataka |
Gautamdhara/Jonha |
85 |
Raru |
Jharkhand |
Hundru |
74 |
Subamrekha |
Jharkhand |
Sadni |
61 |
Sankh |
Jharkhand |
Gokak |
55 |
Ghataprabha |
Karnataka |
Dassam |
40 |
Kanchi |
Jharkhand |
Pykara |
|
Pykara |
Tamil Nadu |
Kakolat |
24 |
Kakolat |
Bihar |
Chulia |
18 |
Chambal |
Rajasthan |
Punasa |
10 |
Chambal |
Rajasthan |
Dhuandhar |
30 |
Narmada |
M. Pradesh |
Major Lakes of India
Lake |
Place |
Remarks |
Wular |
Jammu & Kashmir |
It is an ox-bow lake on Jhelum River. Tulbul project-is situated on it. This is the largest fresh water lake in India. |
Dal |
J.&K. |
It is named Jewel in the crown of Kashmir. |
Sambhar |
Rajasthan |
It is India's largest inland salt lake. Lunakaransar, Panchpadra and Didwana are other salt lakes of Rajasthan. |
Dhebar Lake |
Rajasthan |
It is Asia's second largest artificial lake. It is also called Jaisamand Lake. |
Rana Pratap - Sagar, Jawahar Sagr |
Rajasthan |
These are man-made lakes on Chambal river. |
Gandhi Sgar |
Madhya Pradesh |
This is a man-made lake on Chambal river. |
Ukal |
Gujarat |
This is a man-made lake on the Tapi river. |
Govind sagar |
Himachal P. |
This lake is formed behind the Bhakhra Nangal Dam. |
Nagarjun Sagar |
Andhra Pradesh |
Nagarjun Sagar (Andhra Pradesh) on Krishna River, Nizam Sagar (Andhra Pradesh) on Manjara and Tungab-hadra (Karnataka) on Tungabhadra river are important man-made lakes. |
Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar |
Chhattisgarh & Uttar Pradesh |
It is a lake formed on Rihand river, a tributary of Son river. |
Loktak Lake |
Manipur |
It is the largest fresh water lake in North East India. There is a floating National Park on it, called Keibul Lamjao. This is also known as lifeline of Manipur. |
Chilika Lake |
Odisha |
It is a large salt water lagoon lake of India. |
Kolleru |
Andhra Pradesh |
It is a large lagoon in the deltaic region of Andhra Pradesh. |
Pulicat Lake |
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu |
It is a lagoon lake. Sriharikota island is situated here, where we find Satish Dhawan Satellite launch Centre (Andhra Pradesh). |
Vembanad Lake |
Kerala |
It is the largest lake in the country. On this lake is located the Wellington island where boat races are organized. |
Ashtamudi |
Kerala |
It is the most visited black water lake in the state and located in the Kollam district. It is also known as Ashtamudi Kayal. |
Lonar Lake |
Maharashtra |
It is a crater lake, which has been formed due to falling of a meteorite. |
Hussain Sagar |
Telangana |
It is located between Hyderabac and Secunderabad and provide transportation facilities between these two cities. |
Cholamu Lake |
Sikkim |
It is also called Tso Lhamo Lake and is situated at the northern part of Sikkim at the height of 18000 feet, which is the highest lake of India. Tista river originates here. |
Renuka Lake |
Himachal P. |
It is 672 meter above the sea level in the Sirmaur district. It is the largest lake in Himachal Pradesh with a circumference of about 3214 m. |
Roopkund |
Uttarakhand |
It is a high altitude glacial lake. It lies in the lap of Trishul Massif and is famous for the hundreds of human Skeletons found at the edge of the lake. It is locally known as Mystery and Skeleton's lake. |
Sasthamkotta Lake |
Kerala |
It is also categorized as a wetland is the largest fresh water lake in Kerala. This lake is designated as a Wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention since November 2002. |
Tawa Reservoir |
Madhya Pradesh |
It is located in Hoshangabad district. The reservoir was formed by the construction of the Tawa Dam which began in 1958 and was completed in 1978. |
Lake Tsomgo / Tsongmo / Changu |
Sikkim |
It is a glacial lake in the east Sikkim It is located at an elevation of 3753 m (12,313 ft.). The lake remains frozen during the winter season. |
Bhimtal Lake |
Uttarakhand |
It is located in Nainital. It has a masonry dam built in 1883 creating the storage facility. It is the largest lake in Kumaon region, known as the lake district of India, |
Chembaram - bakkam Lake |
Tamil Nadu |
It is one of the two rain-fed reservoirs from where water is drawn for supply to Chennai city, the other one being the Puzhal lake The Adyar river originates from this lake. |
Sala Lake |
Arunachal Pradesh |
It is a high altitude (13,900 ft approx) lake. |
Badkhal Lake |
Haryana |
It is a natural lake near Badkhal village (Faridabad). It is fringed by the Arawali Range. |
Kaliveli Lake |
Tamil Nadu |
It is a coastal lake and lagoon with wetlands in viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu. |
Major Waterfalls of the World
S. |
Waterfall |
Country |
Height |
1 |
Angel |
Venezuela |
3,212 feet (979 metres) |
2 |
Yosemite |
California |
2,425 feet (740 metres) |
3 |
Tugela Falls |
South Africa |
3,110 feet (947 metres) |
4 |
Kukenaam falls |
Venezuela |
2,000-feet (600 metres) |
5 |
Victoria |
Zambia-Zimbabwe |
355 feet (108 metres) |
6 |
Sutherland |
New Zealand |
1,904 feet (580 m) |
7 |
Ribbon |
California |
1,612 feet (491 metres) |
8 |
Kamarang Great Falls |
Guyana |
145 metres |
9 |
Niagara |
North America |
190 feet (57 metres) |
S. |
Della |
Canada |
1,445 feet (440 m) |
10 |
Gavarnie |
France |
1,400 feet (425 metres) |
11 |
Jog |
India |
830 feet (253 metres) |
[Source : Encyclopaedia Britannica] |
Major Lakes of the World
S. |
Name of Lake |
Location |
Area (in km2) |
1 |
Caspian Sea |
Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbalijan and Iran |
3,71,000 |
2 |
Superior |
America and Canada |
82,100 |
3 |
Victoria |
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania |
69,484 |
4 |
Aral Sea |
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan |
68,000 |
5 |
Huron |
USA and Canada |
59,600 |
6 |
Michigan |
USA |
57,800 |
7 |
Tanganyika |
Tanganyika, Zambia and Zaire |
32,900 |
8 |
Baikal |
Russia |
31,722 |
9 |
Malawi |
Malawi and Mozambique |
29,604 |
10 |
Great Slave |
Canada |
28,568 |
11 |
Erie |
USA and Canada |
25,670 |
12 |
Winnipeg |
Canada |
24,387 |
13 |
Ontario |
USA and Canada |
19,010 |
14 |
Balkhash |
Kazakhstan |
18,260 |
15 |
Chad |
Nigeria, Niger and Chad, Cameroon |
17,800 |
16 |
Ladoga |
Russia |
17,600 |
17 |
Onega |
Russia |
9,720 |
18 |
Eyre |
Australia |
9,300 |
19 |
Titicaca |
Peru - Bolivia |
8,300 |
20 |
Nicaragua |
Nicaragua |
8,157 |
21 |
Athabasca |
Canada |
7,936 |
22 |
Reindeer |
Canada |
6,650 |
23 |
Rudolph |
Kenya |
6,405 |
24 |
Ysyk (Issyk) Kul |
Kyrgyzstan |
6,280 |
[Source: Encyclopedia Britannica] |
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