Lakes - India Flashcards
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What is a lake?
A surface water body surrounded by land that can take water from rivers or act as a source of water.
Name the landscapes where lakes can be found.
- Hilly areas
- Plains
- Plateaus
- Rift zones
What are the types of lakes based on different criteria?
- Fresh Water Lakes
- Salt Water Lakes
- Natural Lakes
- Artificial Lakes
- Oxbow Lakes
- Crater Lakes
List some applications of lakes.
- Drinking water
- Irrigation
- Navigation
- Water storage
- Livelihood (fishing)
- Impact on microclimate
What is a subglacial lake?
A body of liquid water located between an ice sheet and the continental landmass.
Why does water in a subglacial lake remain liquid?
The ice sheet above acts as an insulator and traps geothermal heat from the Earth’s crust.
What is the largest subglacial lake in Antarctica?
Lake Vostok
What is the largest freshwater lake in India?
Wular Lake, Jammu and Kashmir
What is the largest saline water lake in India?
Chilka Lake, Orissa
What is the highest lake in India by altitude?
Cholamu Lake, Sikkim
Which lake is the longest in India?
Vembanad Lake, Kerala
What is the largest artificial lake in India?
Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar (Rihand Dam)
Which lake is India’s second-largest artificial lake?
Dhebar Lake, Udaipur, Rajasthan
What type of lake is Pulicat Lake?
Brackish Water (Andra Pradesh)
What is unique about Kolleru Lake?
Home to migratory birds
Freshwater Lake (Andra Pradesh)
What type of lake is Nagarjuna Sagar?
Freshwater, artificially constructed
Andra Pradesh
What is the significance of Deepor Beel?
Under Ramsar Convention
Freshwater - Assam
What type of lake is Kanwar Lake?
Oxbow (freshwater)
Bihar
Which lake is known for its butterfly park?
Karanji Lake, Mysore, Karnataka
What is special about the Lonar Lake?
Crater lake, National Geo-Heritage monument
Maharashtra
What is the largest brackish water lake in India?
Chilika Lake, Orissa
Which lake in Rajasthan is the largest inland saltwater lake?
Sambhar Lake
What type of lake is Nako Lake?
Freshwater
Himachal Pradesh
What is unique about Gurudongmar Lake?
Located north of the Kanchendzonga range
Sikkim
