write a short note on lakes of india ???
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Gurudongmar Lake is one of the highest lakes in the world. ... Chilka Lake is the brackish water lake and is the largest coastal lake in India. The Chilka Lake in situated in Orissa and is Asia's largest inland salt-water lagoon. Brackish water is water that has more salinity than fresh water, but not as much as seawater.
1. Kolleru Lake – Andhra Pradesh
One of the Largest fresh water lake in India.
Located between Krishna and Godavari delta.
Atapaka Bird Sanctuary is a located on the Kolleru Lake.
2. Sambhar Lake – Rajasthan
India’s largest inland salt lake.
It is a bowl shape lake encircles historical Sambhar Lake Town located 96 km south west of the city of Jaipur (Northwest India) and 64 km north east of Ajmer along National Highway 8 in Rajasthan.
Mahabharata mentions the Sambhar lake as part of the kingdom of the demon king Brishparva.
3. Pushkar Lake – Rajasthan
Located in the town of Pushkar in Ajmer district of the Rajasthan.
Pushkar Lake is a sacred lake of the Hindus.
4. Wular Lake – Jammu Kashmir
Largest Freshwater lake in India.
Wular lake can spread over nearly 200-sq-kms but its actual surface area tends to vary during the year.
The Jhelum River flows into the lake, 40-km downstream from Srinagar, and then out again.
Lake basin was formed as a result of tectonic activity and is fed by the Jhelum River.
5. Pulicat Lake- Andhra Pradesh
Second largest brackish – water lake or lagoon in India.
The large spindle-shaped barrier island named Sriharikota separates the lake from the Bay of Bengal.
The island is home to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre,the launch site of India’s successful first lunar space mission, the Chandrayaan-1.
6. Loktak Lake -Manipur
Largest freshwater lake in North -East India
Keibul Lamjao the only floating national park in the world floats over it,which is the last natural refuge of the endangered sangai or Manipur brow-antlered deer.