202015 LUsto lakes of Pakistan - Wikipedia, the fee eneyciopedta List of lakes of Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free eneyelopedia Pakistan is home to many natural and man made lakes and reservoirs. The largest lake in Pakistan is the Manchar 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 2Sth 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.) Contents 1 Natural lakes 2 Artificial lakes and reservoirs 3 Notes 4 References Natural lakes Inipulen wikipedia orghrkiist of okes_of Pakistan Name Image Elevation | Location Description Notes Kaghan ‘Ansoo Lake is a high- Valley, altitude lake (4,126 metres Khyber (13,537 fi) located in the ‘Ansoo 4,126 metres Pakhtunkhwa /Kaghan Valley in iB} Lake (13,537 fd) Mansehra District of 34°48'53.75"N_ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, It is 73°40'33.10"E. near Malika Parbat in the Himalayan range. Hunza Valley, Khyber Also known as Hunza Lake Pakhtunkhwa the lake was created in Aiabad January 2010 due to 6) 36°20'12.62"N massive landslides 74°52'3.12"E_ blocking Hunza River. Samahni Valley Bhimber The lake is nearly half'a Baghsar 975 metres | District kilometer long and 1 Lake 3.199 overlooks the Bandala 33°2'42"N__ Valley. 74°11'50"E, Hunza, Gilgit wm5202015 Borith Lake Chitta Katha Lake Drigh Lake Dudipatsar Lake Dudibach Sar Ganga Lake Hadero Lake Haleji Lake Inipulen wikipedia orghvkiist of akes_of Pakistan stokes of Pakistan - Wikipedia, the fee eneyciopadta 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) 3,962 metres (12,999 ft) 3,800 metres (12,500 ft) Baltistan 36.430863°N 74,862773°E, Shonter Valley, Azad Kashmir 34°55'8) T4311 Qambar Shahdadkot District, Sindh 27.568°N 67.930°E Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 35°1'6.6"N 74°5°22.2"E Kaghan Valley Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 35°1'0.12"N 74°4'59.88"E Bagh District, Azad-Kashmir Thatta District, Sindh 24°49'42"N 67°5137°E Thatta, Sindh 24°48'10"N 67°46'38"E, Borith Lake is a saline water lake, located to the northwest of Husseini, a village near Gulmit, Gojal, in the upper Hunza (51(61 Chitta Katha Lake is located in Shonter Valley of Azad Kashmir. 0 Drigh Lake is Located in Qambar Shahdadkot District in Sindh, Pakistan, tis 29 km away from Larkana city and 7 km away from Qambar town, (8) The lake lies in the extreme north of Kaghan Valley at a height of 3,800 metres (12,500 fi). The term dudi in Urdu means white and sar means lake pl 19} Hadero is a brackish water lake in Sindh, The lake was declared wildlife sanctuary yy in 1977. The lake has a surface area of 1321 hectares. The lake is located at about 70 km from Karachi and is the largest water fowl reserve in Asia. (1203) ant202015 stokes of Pakistan - Wikipedia, the fee encyclopedia Hamal Lake 1,898 metres Hanna p Lake (6,227 ft) Kallar Kahar - Karambar She, 4,272 metres Lake 4 (14,016 ft) — Keenjhar 21 metres ~ nied ™ Khabikki Lake Inipulen wikipedia orgwrikiist of okes_of Pakistan Qamber Shahdadkot District, Sindh 27.449°N 67.632°E Quetta, Balochistan 30°15'N 67°06'E Chakwal District, Punjab 32°47'N TAYE Ishkoman Valley, Gilgit- Baltistan 36°53'03.26"N 73°42'44.03"E Thatta, Sindh 24°S7'N 68°03'E Khushab District, Punjab 32.621882°N 72.21355°E Swat Valley, Khyber Hamal Lake is located in Qamber Shahdadkot District in Sindh, Pakistan. Hanna Lake is located 10 km from Quetta, near Urak Valley in Balochistan The salt water lake is located near Salt Range in Chakwal District, 125 km from Rawalpindi, Karambar Lake is the 31st highest lakes in the world ‘The approximate length of the lake is 3.9 km, width is 2-km and, average depth is 52m. The lake is also called Kalri Lake and is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Pakistan, The Sindhi legend of Noori Jam ‘Tamachi took place around the lake, and to this day there is a shrine in the middle of the lake marking Noor's grave. It is a salt water lake located in the southern Salt Range. The lake is named after a nearby village, Khabikki [4] us} {16} ein (12)[15) (18) ant202015 LUstoflkes of Pakistan - Wikipedia, the fee eneyciopadta Inipulen wikipedia orghrkiist of okes_of Pakistan Kundol 2,743 metres| Pakhtunkhwa | This lake is often confused Lake (8,999 f) with Mahodand Lake 35°19'57'N 72°29'S0"E ‘The lake is also known as Skardu Shangrila Lake and is District, located at a drive of about Lower Gilgit- 20 minutes from Skardu Kachura 2,500 metres Baltistan town. Shangrila was named Like (8,200 ft) after a book titled Lost 35°25'40"N Horizon by James Hilton. 75°27'16"E Shangri-la is a Chinese word meaning "Heaven on earth’ Naran Valley, Khyber ‘The lake is the main source of the Kunhar River and mee ea meres Pakhrunkhwa ee baby lake beside it. [09 e C11908) 3520'8,04"N ‘The word "sar" means 73°9'2.66"E "lake" in Shina Kalam Valley, Khyber g Pakhtunkhwa The lake is located 40 km Mahodand 9,400 feet from Kalam Valley inthe [201 Lake 2,900 m) 35,7138°N Valley of Ushu 72.6502°E Lake Manchar is the largest freshwater lake in Pakistan and one of the largest in Asia. It is located west of Sindh the Indus River in Sindh. ‘The area of the lake Manche aun 26.4166°N fluctuates with the seasons [121(21] 6765°E from as little as 350 km? to 520 km?, The lake collects Water from numerous small streams in the Kirthar Mountains and empties into the Indus River Namal Lake is located in Mianwali, Namal Valley, in Namal Punjab Mianwali. The lake is bake - spread over an area of 22] ant5202015 stokes of Pakistan - Wikipedia, the fee eneyciopedta Inipulen wikipedia orghrkiist of okes_of Pakistan 32,689597°N_|5,5 km? and was built in 71.806763°E 1913 after the construction of Namal Dam. Kaghan Valley Payee Lake is located near P - iyber ‘Shogran in Payee, ayee 9,500 feet Pakhtunkhwa SoirGunded by the Makra 21 Lake (2,900 m) aaeiszen Peak, Malika Parbat, and Taagerey, the mountains of Kashmir Astore Valley, Gigi Rama Lake is located nine Rama Lake 2,600 metres Baltistan kilometers away from the 4) ‘ama (8,500) ssopg/5)y Valley of Astore in aaeaygne, Northern Areas Neelam Valley, Azad The lake is accessible from Kashmir Dowarian by a 19 Ra Gal diatom kilometers (12 mi) hiking 51 7 34.8302°N trek. Dowarian is the base 74,0613°E camp to this lake Rush Lake is a high altitude lake located near Rush Pari Peak. At over ‘Nagar Valley, 4.694 meters, Rush is the Gilgit- highest lake in Pakistan Baltistan \l one of the highest & 4,694 metres anc’ one 0 e Rush Lake (15-400 ft) ; alpine lakes in the world. 1/18) ° 36°7'50' is located about 15 km 74°5S'ST"E north of Miar Peak and Spantik (Golden Peak), which are in the Nagar valley. Kaghan ‘The lake is located in the Valley, northem end of Kaghan Khyber Valley. The lake has total Saiful 3,224 metres Pakhtunkhwa surface area of over 2.5.27] Muluk (0,577) ny Square kilometer. The lake 34°52'37.34"N jis famous for its fairytale 73°41'37.71"E of Saifidl Maluk on5202015 stokes of Pakistan - Wikipedia, the fee eneyciopadta Neelam Valley, Azad Kashmir This lake can be accessed Saral Lake 4 yon) from Sharda, Neelam 8] 03. 34.96282°N__valley and Kaghan valley 74.099773°E ceardu Valley, | Saipara Lake is located in Belts — Skardu Valley and is one Satpara 2,636 metres Baltistan of the largest fresh water 49) Lake (8,648.10) 4.0) qymy lakes in Pakistan, Tt 3se14'2"N lakes in’ Je037'53"R, Supplies water forthe town of Skardu. Ghizer Shandoor District, Lake Gilgit Baltistan Shakoor Lake is situated on e1srogy__the border between India phakoor seebaaoey and Pakistan, its area (Bort) ranges from 300 square kilometres (120 sq mi) Deosai Plains, Gigi Sheosar Lake is situated in Sheosar 4,142 metres Baltistan the Deosai Plateau, which 2y732133) Lake (13,589 9) 54059130 35¢N ssoncof the highest 75°14'43.42"E Neelum Valley, Azad Shonter - Kashmir This is a small lake located Lake sqesgagry inthe Azad Kashmir. 74°30'46"E Kaghan Valley, Khyber Siri Lake is situated near Siti Lake 8,500 feet | Pakhtunkhwa Shogran in Siri, on the way’ 54 (2.600 m) to Payee in Kaghan Valley, Pakistan. Inipulen wikipedia orghrikiist of okes_of Pakistan5202015 stokes of Pakistan - Wikipedia, the fee eneyciopadta Inipulen wikipedia orghrkiist of okes_of Pakistan 34.6312°N 73.4920°E Spin Swat Valley, Khwar Khyber 5] Lake Pakhtunkhwa Muzaffarabad, ‘Subri lake, also known as Azad Kashmir |Langarpura Lake, is Subri Lake . situated 10 kilometers out 36) 34.324°N of Muzaffarabad, where the 73.520°E —_helum River widens to form the lake Soan Sakaser Valley, Salt Range ‘The lake is located in the pehhalt southern salt range and has 32°33'25"N brackish water TEV3I"E Skardy ‘The lake is surrounded Gilat with wild apricot gardens Upper 2.500 metres Balti ‘wan and has a depth of around Kachura 5.200 RY 70 meters. Due to rough Lake (8, 45°26/49°N _{ettain of the surrounding area, this lake is not welll 75°26'44"E explored. Artificial lakes and reservoirs Name Image Elevation | Location Description Notes Poonch District, Azad Banjosa is an artificial lake and Banjosa 1,981 metres) Kashmir a tourist attraction near the city | (37) Lake (6.499 ft) of Rawalakot in District Bagh 33°48'38"N__ in Azad Kashmir. 73°48'59"E Sanghar m5202015 stokes of Pakistan - Wikipedia, the fee eneyciopadta District, _|Chotiari Lake is an artificial Chotiari Sindh water reservoir situated 35 km 38) Lake away from the Sanghar town in 26.146°N | Sanghar District, Sindh 69.161°E Karachi and Lasbela District on Sindh and Hub Lake is an artificial : Balochistan reservoir 56 km away from 39 Hub Lake border Karachi on Sindh and m Balochistan border. 25.280°N 67.129°E Mirpur District, Azad Mangla Lake is an artificial Mansi Kashmir yeservoir near Mirpur city in #9) 33.199¢y Mirpur Distriet, Azad Kashmir 73.151°E Rawal Lake is an artificial reservoir in Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan. The lake is Islamabad | spread over an area of 88 km? Rawal and is one of the major source 33.702675°N (a1) Lake 73 1261 18°, of Water for the residents of Islamabad and Rawalpindi Rawal Lake is located within an isolated section of the Margalla Hills National Park. Simli Lake is located 30 km Islamabad from Islamabad. 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