4 Geography · 4.2.3 Drainage systems

4.2.3.10 Lakes and waterfalls of India

India's lakes are tectonic, glacial, oxbow, lagoon, crater, saline and man-made types, and its highest waterfalls lie on the short, steep rivers of the Western Ghats and the Meghalaya plateau.

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Key terms

  • Wular
  • Dal
  • Sambhar
  • Chilika
  • Pulicat
  • Kolleru
  • Vembanad
  • Loktak
  • Lonar
  • Pangong
  • Jog
  • Dudhsagar
  • Talakona

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