Lakes of Kumaon hills
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. These are under restoration with funds provided by the National Lake Conservation Plan (NLCP) of the Government of India
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.. The lakes are the following.
- Nainital LakeNainital LakeNainital Lake, a natural freshwater body, situated amidst the township of Nainital in Uttarakhand State of India, tectonic in origin, is kidney shaped or crescent shaped and has an outfall at the southeastern end....
- Bhimtal Lake
- Sat Tal Lake, SattalSattalSattal or Sat Tal is an interconnected group of seven freshwater lakes situated in the Lower Himalayan Range near Bhimtal, a town of the Nainital lake district in Uttarakhand, India...
- NaukuchiatalNaukuchiatalNaukuchiatal or ‘lake of nine corners’ is a small hill station in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The lake is 175 feet deep surrounded byhills covered in trees and shrubs. The lake is fed by an underground perennial spring.-Location:...