Loktak Lake is a freshwater lake in Northeast India. It is a pulsating lake, with a surface area varying from 250 km² to 500 km² during the rainy season with a typical area of 287 km². The lake is located at Moirang in Manipur state, India. The etymology of Loktak is Lok = "stream" and tak = "the end" in Meitei language. It is famous for the phumdi floating ove…
Loktak Lake is a freshwater lake in Northeast India. It is a pulsating lake, with a surface area varying from 250 km² to 500 km² during the rainy season with a typical area of 287 km². The lake is located at Moirang in Manipur state, India. The etymology of Loktak is Lok = "stream" and tak = "the end" in Meitei language. It is famous for the phumdi floating over it. The largest of all the phumdis covers an area of 40 km² and is situated on the southeastern shore of the lake. Located on this phumdi, Keibul Lamjao National Park is the only floating national park in the world. The park is the last natural refuge of the endangered Sangai, Rucervus eldii eldii or Manipur brow-antlered deer, one of three subspecies of Eld's deer.
Location: Manipur
Primary inflows: Manipur River and many small rivulets
Primary outflows: Through barrage for hydropower generation, irrigation, and water supply
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