Which of the following is the largest freshwater lake in India by surface area?
Wular Lake
Wular Lake in the Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir is the largest freshwater lake in India. It is fed and drained by the Jhelum River, and its area varies seasonally from about 30 to over 200 square km.
It is believed to be a remnant of the ancient Karewa lake and was designated a Ramsar site in 1990.
Loktak Lake in Manipur is the largest freshwater lake in north-east India and is famous for its floating phumdis; Dal Lake is the well-known urban lake of Srinagar; Nainital Lake is a small kidney-shaped lake in Uttarakhand.
Hence, the largest freshwater lake in India by surface area is Wular Lake.
Important Questions from Rivers, Lakes & Ports
Recently, which of the following States has explored the possibility of constructing an artificial inland port to be connected to sea by a long navigational channel?
What is the importance of developing Chabahar Port by India?
Turkey is located between
Rivers that pass through Himachal Pradesh are
- Which of the following correctly defines the difference between a major port and a minor port in India?
