List of lakes of India

This is a list of notable lakes in India across all states and union territories of India.
Image:Welcome_To_City_Of_Lake.jpg|thumb|Bhopal is knowns as The City of Lakes, as it has 17 lakes and 5 reservoirs, biggest lake Bhojtal has an area of 31 km²
[Image:Ulsoor lake (5392925868).jpg|thumb|Bangalore has highest number of small lakes]
Image:Udaipur Lake Palace.jpg|thumb| Lake Palace in Lake Pichola, Udaipur, Rajasthan
Image:Dal Lake Kashmir Where Naipaul Spent 5 Months.jpg|thumb|Shikaras on Dal Lake, Jammu & Kashmir
Image:A view of Nainital lake with the morning mist.jpg|thumb| Boats on Naini Lake, Kumaon, Uttarakhand
Image:3 star kettuvellam.JPG|thumb|House boat on Vembanad Lake, Kerala

Image:BangaloreLake.jpg|thumb|right|A bird flying over Hesaraghatta Lake in Bangalore, Karnataka
Image:Lesser Flamingos I3 - Chilika IMG 9295.jpg|thumb|Lesser Flamingos at Chilika Lake, Orissa
Image:dongmar lake.jpg|thumb|Gurudongmar Lake, Sikkim
Image:Emerald Lake Nilgiris.jpg|thumb|Emerald Lake, Ooty, Tamil Nadu

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Name	District	Type	Size km²	Quality	Notes
Tehri Lake	Tehri Garhwal	Man-made	52	Freshwater	Created by Tehri Dam, in New Tehri
Bhimtal Lake	Nainital district	Man-made	.48	Freshwater	Created from masonry dam in Nainital Distt
Nainital Lake	Nainital district	Natural	.48	Freshwater	Kidney shaped natural freshwater lake in Nainital
Roopkund Lake	Chamoli	Natural	0.0015	Freshwater	High altitude glacial lake in Chamoli. Also called Skeleton Lake.
Deoria Tal	Rudraprayag	Natural		Freshwater	Known for its wide 300° panorama
Suryadhar Lake	Dehradun district	Man-made	.55	Freshwater	Freshwater lake in Nainital Dehradun dist
Kedar Tal		Natural		Freshwater