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The deepest area is oceanic rather than continental crust. However, it is generally regarded by geographers as a large endorheic salt lake. Of these registered lakes; 10 have a deepest point above the sea level. These are: Issyk-Kul, Crater Lake, Quesnel, Sarez, Toba, Tahoe, Kivu, Nahuel Huapi, Van and Poso.
This is a list of notable lakes in India. [1]Bhopal is knowns as The City of Lakes, as it has 17 lakes and 5 reservoirs, biggest lake Bhojtal has an area of 31 km 2 Bangalore has highest number of small lakes Lake Palace (Jag Niwas) in Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan Shikaras on Dal Lake, Jammu & Kashmir Boats on Naini Lake, Kumaon, Uttarakhand House boat on Vembanad Lake, Kerala Sailing on ...
Manasbal Lake is a freshwater lake located in Safapora area of Ganderbal District in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The name Manasbal is said to be a derivative of Manasarovar . [ 2 ] The lake is encircled by four villages viz., Jarokbal, Kondabal, Nesbal (situated on the north-eastern side of the lake) and Gratbal. [ 3 ]
Naukuchiatal [1] or "lake of nine corners" is a small hill station, near Nainital Town in Nainital district of Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India. The chairman is Devendra Singh chanotiya. The lake is 175 feet deep and is situated at 1,220 metres (4,000 ft) above sea level. It is covered in trees and shrubs.
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.
Roopkund (locally known as Mystery Lake or Skeleton Lake) [1] is a high altitude glacial lake in the Uttarakhand state of India.It lies in the lap of Trishul massif.Located in the Himalayas, the area around the lake is uninhabited and is roughly at an altitude of 5,020 metres (16,470 ft), [1] surrounded by rock-strewn glaciers and snow-clad mountains.
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 ...
Maharana Pratap Sagar, also known as Pong Reservoir or Pong Dam Lake is a large reservoir in Fatehpur, Jawali and Dehra tehsil of Kangra district of the state of Himachal Pradesh in India. It was created in 1975, by building the highest earthfill dam in India on the Beas River in the wetland zone of the Siwalik Hills .