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Major Waterfalls and Lakes of India & World

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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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