Article: Beautiful
Lakes of Pakistan
By: Amna Safdar
Pakistan is home to several natural and man made lakes and
reservoirs. The largest lake in Pakistan is the Man-char Lake, which is also the
largest lake in South Asia. The lake is spread over an area of over 100 square
miles. The highest lake in Pakistan is the Rush Lake, which is also the 25th
highest lake is the world at an altitude of over 4,700 meters. The second
highest lake in Pakistan is the Karambar Lake, which at an altitude of 4,272
meters, is the 31st highest lake in the world.
Pakistan’s northern mountainous regions of Karakorum
Himalaya and Hindukush are bestowed upon some of most picturesque high altitude
lakes in the world. These consist of several glacial, kettle and valley bottom
lakes ranging from 2500m to 4600m in altitude. These high altitude lakes are
important source of fresh water and most importantly they support a number of animal,
birds, fish and plant species. These scenic lakes are also important source of
tourism. However most of these resources are not under any kind of protection
or management, resulting in degradation of its rich flora and fauna.
Famous
Lakes Of Pakistan
(1) Katpana Lake
. (2)Sadpara Lake
Satpara
Lake is a natural lake near Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, which supplies
water to Skardu Valley. It is fed by the Satpara Stream.
Satpara Lake is situated at an elevation of 2,636 meters
(8,650 ft) above sea level and is spread over an area of 2.5 km².Since 2003, Satpara Dam is being constructed downstream of
the lake and, upon completion, will enlarge the size of Satpara Lake.
(3)Attaabad Lake
Attabad Lake, Gojal, also known as Gojal Lake, is a lake in
the Gojal Valley of northern Pakistan created in January 2010 by alandslide
dam.
The lake was formed due to a massive landslide at Attabad
village in Gilgit-Baltistan, 9 miles (14 km) upstream (east) of Karimabadthat
occurred on January 4, 2010.[5] The landslide killed twenty people and blocked
the flow of the Hunza River for five months. The lake flooding has displaced
6,000 people from upstream villages, stranded (from land transportation routes)
a further 25,000, and inundated over 12 miles (19 km) of the Karakoram Highway.
The lake reached 13 miles (21 km) long and over 100 metres in depth by the
first week of June 2010 when it began flowing over the landslide dam,
completely submerging lower Shishkat and partly flooding Gulmit. The
subdivision of Gojal has the greatest number of flooded buildings, over 170
houses and 120 shops.
(4)Kachura Lakes
The Kachura Lakes are two lakes in the Skardu District of
Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. The lakes, at 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in
elevation, are Upper Kachura Lake and Lower Kachura Lake. The latter is also
known as Shangrila Lake and is within a tourist resort named Shangrila Resort
outside the town of Skardu.
The lakes are in the Karakoram mountain range of the western
Himalayas, the greater Kashmir region, and in the Indus River basin.
(5)Rush Lake
Rush Lake is a high altitude lake located near Rush Pari
Peak (5,098 m). At over 4,694 meters, Rush is one of the highest alpine lakes
in the world. It is located about 15 km north of Miar Peak and Spantik (Golden
Peak), which are in the Nagar valley. Rush Lake and Rush Peak can be reached
via Nagar and Hopar and via the Hopar Glacier (Bualtar Glacier) and Miar
Glacier, which rises from Miar and Phuparash peaks. The trek to Rush Lake
provides spectacular views of Spantik, Malubiting, Miar Peak, Phuparash Peakand
Ultar Sar.
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