Question

What types of lakes are found in India? Give suitable examples

Answer 1

Glacial Lake: Chandra Tal
Artificial Lake: Dhebar Lake
Ox Bow Lake: Purbasthali oxbow lake
Lagoon Lake: Chilika Lake
Crater Lake: Lonae Lake
Fresh water lake: Dal Lake
Salt Lake: Sambhar lake

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Answer 2

៚India has many lakes. They differ in size and other characteristics. Most lakes are permanent, whereas some contain water only during the rainy season. There are lakes which are formed by the action of glaciers and ice sheets, while the other saving formed by human activities.

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$\sf\blue{✰Salt\:water\:lakes:-}$

• Spit and bars from lagoons or salt water lakes in the coastal areas like the Chilika Lake, Pulicat Lake and the Kolleru Lake. Sometimes, salt water lakes are formed with Island drainage like Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan. Its water is used for producing salt.

$\sf\orange{✰Fresh\:water\:lakes:-}$

• Most of these are in the Himalayan region. They are of glacier origin. They are formed when Glacier dug out a basin which was later filled with snow melt. The wular lake in Jammu and Kashmir is the largest freshwater lake in India. other freshwater lakes are Dal, Bhimtal, Nainital, Loktak and Barapani.

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• The damming of the rivers for the generation of Hydel power has also led to the formation of lakes. These lakes are formed due to drain excessive water of the river during floods and adding water to the river during dry season. Such lakes are the Guru Gobind Sagar(Bhakra Nangal Project), Nizam Sagar, Nagarjuna Sagar, Rana Pratap Sagar, etc.