--- title: "Which one of the following lakes is a salt water lake?" description: "Which one of the following lakes is a salt water lake?" author: "Priyanka rathor" published: 2017-12-26 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32032/which-one-of-the-following-lakes-is-a-salt-water-lake category: "general knowledge" tags: ["general knowledge"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Which one of the following lakes is a salt water lake? Which one of the following lakes is a [salt](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/300859/what-happens-when-you-stop-eating-sugar-and-salt) [water](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/323154/fluoride-in-your-water-filtration-guide-2020) lake? ## Answers ### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL **“Sambhar Lake” in Jaipur, [Rajasthan](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/31443/what-is-the-name-of-the-free-learning-app-launched-by-the-rajasthan-government) i**s one and only salt water lake in India. **It is the biggest inland salt lake in [India](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52089/who-became-the-first-indian-wrestler-to-fight-at-new-york-s-iconic-madison-square-garden).** ![Which one of the following lakes is a salt water lake?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/050b8472-fbef-4885-9869-dfcf2c4f2cc1/images/da265c56-84a3-42d4-b08d-0a0410255a11.jpeg)\ \ The **lake is located at an altitude of 1,200 feet above the sea level**. When it is completely filled with water, **its area is approximately 90 square miles**. The **length of the lake is 11 meters**. Three rivers and fall meet with this salt water Sambhar Lake. The **production of salt is done extensively from this lake**. There is **about 38 number of towns are present at the surrounding of the lake**. The **Sambhar Lake is India’s largest saline lake** and is present **at Ramsar site** and witness the presence of thousands of pink flamingos and waterfowl birds. However, the Anthropogenic pressures have just ruined the [wetland](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39351/what-is-the-theme-of-the-2018-world-wetland-day-wwd) of [International](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48302/who-holds-the-record-for-mos-number-of-catches-in-one-day-international) importance in the state. Under the Ramsar Convention on the wetland, the Ramsar site number 464, the Sambhar Salt Lake which had been the largest saline lake, **now it dangerously very close to its extinction**. **There was a time when thousands of Pink Flamingoes used to visit the lake but now the lake has dried up to a very low level and as a result, the count of visitors i.e. of Pink Flamingoes goes to a few counts.** **Earlier, the salt was extracted from the lake by using the method of Surface Brine, but now it done by 1,544 bore wells dug all over the lake**. Despite being the Ramsar site, **Sambhar Lake has not been declared a wetland under the [Wildlife](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/30767/the-aralam-wildlife-sanctuary-aws-is-located-in-which-state) Protection Act, 1978 and, till today,** there is no any single authority present which could be held responsible for the Ramsar wetland. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32032/which-one-of-the-following-lakes-is-a-salt-water-lake Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.