Largest lakes & reservoirs in Kerala Region, South India by acres
There is no widely-accepted minimum surface area that defines a lake. What LakeLubbers describes as a lake, you might call a pond. Acreage of a lake (or sometimes square kilometers) is most often measured at the top surface area when the lake is at normal elevation. The surface area can be considerably smaller or larger when lake levels are lower or higher than normal. North America’s Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater lake by this measure.The other measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s water volume. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake Baikal in Siberia.
You can find many of the world’s largest lakes (acres) on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 2 articles we have published for Kerala Region, South India lakes.
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Below are lakes within India > South India > Kerala Region, South India > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Kerala Region, South India, only the 2 Kerala Region, South India lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Surface area in acres | Lake description |
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Vembanad Lake, India (India, Kerala Region, South India, South India) |
373,622 ac | Stretching 60 miles in length along the southern tip of India, scenic 373,622-acre Vembanad Lake is India’s longest lake and the largest lake in the s … |
Periyar Lake (India, Kerala Region, South India, South India) |
6,425 ac | Also known as Periyar Reservoir, Thekkady Lake Periyar Lake in India’s State of Kerala is one of the few places you can view Asian elephants and tigers in their natural habitat from the water. The … |