Lakes and lagoons: north to south
A one-page list for revision, ordered by latitude (north first).
| # | Lake / lagoon | State / UT | Lat. | PYQ years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wular Lake J&K; one of Asia's largest freshwater lakes, fed by the Jhelum. Ramsar site (wetland of international importa… | Jammu and Kashmir | 34.4° | 2023, 2010 |
| 2 | Dal Lake Srinagar, J&K; known for houseboats and floating gardens. | Jammu and Kashmir | 34.1° | – |
| 3 | Pangong Tso Ladakh; a high-altitude endorheic lake crossed by the LAC. | Ladakh | 33.7° | – |
| 4 | Tso Moriri Ladakh; a high-altitude lake and Ramsar site. | Ladakh | 32.9° | – |
| 5 | Sukhna Lake Chandigarh; a man-made lake at the foot of the Shiwaliks. Ramsar site (wetland of international importance)… | Chandigarh | 30.7° | – |
| 6 | Naini Lake Nainital, Uttarakhand; a kidney-shaped natural lake. | Uttarakhand | 29.4° | – |
| 7 | Gurudongmar Lake North Sikkim; one of the highest lakes in India, a source of the Teesta. | Sikkim | 28.0° | – |
| 8 | Tsomgo Lake East Sikkim; a glacial lake on the Nathu La road. | Sikkim | 27.4° | – |
| 9 | Sambhar Lake Rajasthan; India's largest inland saline lake, a salt source and Ramsar site. Ramsar site (wetland of interna… | Rajasthan | 26.9° | 2004 |
| 10 | Pushkar Lake Rajasthan; a sacred lake. | Rajasthan | 26.5° | – |
| 11 | Deepor Beel Guwahati, Assam; a Ramsar wetland. Ramsar site (wetland of international importance), Assam. | Assam | 26.1° | 2017 |
| 12 | Loktak Lake Manipur; famous for phumdis (floating vegetation) and Keibul Lamjao, the only floating national park. Ramsar… | Manipur | 24.6° | 2013 |
| 13 | Bhojtal (Upper Lake) Bhopal; built by Raja Bhoj; part of the Bhoj Wetland Ramsar site. | Madhya Pradesh | 23.2° | – |
| 14 | Lonar Lake Maharashtra; a saline lake in a meteorite impact crater in basalt. Ramsar site (wetland of international impo… | Maharashtra | 20.0° | – |
| 15 | Chilika Lake Odisha; Asia's largest brackish-water lagoon and a Ramsar site, wintering ground for migratory birds and Irra… | Odisha | 19.7° | – |
| 16 | Hussain Sagar Hyderabad; a heart-shaped man-made lake built in the Qutb Shahi period. | Telangana | 17.4° | – |
| 17 | Kolleru Lake Andhra Pradesh; a large freshwater lake between the Godavari and Krishna deltas. Ramsar site (wetland of inte… | Andhra Pradesh | 16.6° | 2023, 2018, 2014, 2010 |
| 18 | Pulicat Lake Andhra Pradesh–Tamil Nadu; India's second-largest brackish lagoon; Sriharikota lies on its barrier island. | Andhra Pradesh | 13.6° | 2017, 2002 |
| 19 | Vembanad Lake Kerala; the longest lake in India, site of the Nehru Trophy boat race; a Ramsar site. | Kerala | 9.8° | – |
| 20 | Ashtamudi Lake Kerala; a palm-shaped estuarine backwater near Kollam. | Kerala | 9.0° | 2002 |
Latitude of the marker (or the middle of the feature). Source: UPSCPrep.in Map Explorer · https://upscprep.in/maps/places/lakes/print/