Rivers and Lakes of India

Ukai Dam is on the Tapi River and linked with the Gujarat region. For exams remember Tapi dams and Gulf of Khambhat relation.

Mettur Dam is located on the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu. For exams remember the irrigation importance of Kaveri.

Mullaperiyar and Idukki are projects linked with the Periyar river region. For exams remember Kerala and Periyar relation.

Gandhi Sagar and Rana Pratap Sagar are linked with the Chambal River project. For exams remember Chambal as a tributary of Yamuna.

Phumdi are floating masses of vegetation and soil in Loktak Lake. For exams remember Loktak and Keibul Lamjao together.

Keibul Lamjao is linked with the phumdi ecology of Loktak Lake. For exams remember it as a floating national park.

Chilika is a brackish coastal lagoon of Odisha. For exams link Chilika with Odisha and the Bay of Bengal.

Sriharikota is a barrier island area between Pulicat Lake and the Bay of Bengal. For exams study Pulicat and Sriharikota together.

Kolleru Lake is located between the Godavari and Krishna delta regions. For exams identify eastern coast lakes on the map.

Sambhar is an inland saline lake of Rajasthan. For exams also link Sambhar with salt production.

Vembanad Lake is linked with Kerala's backwater system. For exams remember coastal lakes of Kerala separately.

Sasthamkotta is a famous freshwater lake of Kerala. For exams distinguish it from Vembanad.

Lonar Lake in Maharashtra is linked with a crater formed by meteoritic impact. For exams remember its origin as a special fact.

Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir is linked with the Jhelum river area. For exams remember Wular Jhelum and Kashmir together.

Floating cultivation in Dal Lake is locally called Rad. For exams link Dal Lake with Srinagar.

Pangong Tso and Tso Moriri are high altitude lakes of Ladakh. For exams identify Ladakh lakes on the map.

Tsomgo and Gurudongmar are high altitude lakes of Sikkim. For exams remember eastern Himalayan lakes with states.

Chandratal and Suraj Tal are linked with the Lahaul Spiti region of Himachal Pradesh. For exams remember high altitude lakes with regions.

Nalsarovar and Deepor Beel are important as wetlands and bird habitats. For exams connect wetlands with biodiversity.

Umiam Lake is located near Shillong in Meghalaya. For exams remember lakes of Northeast India with states.