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Map of the major rivers, lakes and reservoirs in India. This is a list of largest reservoirs in India, including all artificial lakes with a capacity greater or equal to 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km 3). In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China, and USA.
Rihand Dam also known as Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, is the second largest dam of India by volume (storage) next only to Indirasagar Dam of Madhya Pradesh. The reservoir of Rihand Dam, called Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, is India's largest artificial lake. [4]
Dhebar Lake (also known as Jaisamand Lake) is India's second largest artificial fresh water lake in India. [1] It is located in the Salumber District of Rajasthan State in western India . It has an area of 87 km 2 (34 sq mi) when full, and was created at Namla Thikana (rathore-patvi) [ 2 ] in the 17th century, when Rana Jai Singh of Udaipur ...
Maduranthakam aeri is an artificial lake and is the largest lake in the district of Chengalpattu and second largest lake in the state of Tamil Nadu. This lake with a live storage capacity of 16.08 MCM (million cubic meters) as on 2005 has been mentioned in the Government records as one of the oldest impounded lakes in the country since 1798 [3]
Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Sambalpur in the state of Odisha in India. It is the longest earthen dam in the world. Behind the dam extends a 55 km (34 mi) long lake, Hirakud Reservoir. It is one of the first major multipurpose river valley projects started after India's independence.
Wular Lake (Urdu pronunciation:), also known as Wolar (Kashmiri pronunciation:) in Kashmiri, is one of the largest fresh water lakes in South Asia. [3] It is located near Bandipora town in the Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir , India. [ 4 ]
Bhojtal, also known as Upper Lake, [1] is a large lake which lies on the western side of the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, India. It is a major source of drinking water for the residents of the city, serving around 40% of the residents with nearly 30 million imperial gallons (140,000 m 3 ) of water per day. [ 2 ]
Vembanad (Malayalam: [ʋeːmbɐnaːɖə̆]) is the longest lake in India, [1] as well as the largest in the state of Kerala. The lake has an area of 230 square kilometers and a maximum length of 89.5 km. [2] Spanning three districts in the state of Kerala, it is known as Vembanad Lake in Kottayam, Vaikom, Changanassery, Punnamada Lake in ...