Pakistan is home to many natural and man-made lakes and reservoirs. The largest lake in Pakistan is the Manchar Lake. The lake is spread over an area of over 260 square kilometres (100 square miles).
The highest lakes in Pakistan are the Paristan Lake and Shimshal Lake, which both are at an altitude of over 4,755 metres (15,600 ft). The second-highest lake in Pakistan is the Karambar Lake, which is located at an altitude of 4,272 metres (14,016 ft), is the 33rd highest lake in the world. A recent Google map analysis revealed more than 500 lakes in northern Pakistan (mainly Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral region), many of these lakes are still nameless and even undiscovered to even local population.
Natural lakes
Gilgit-Baltistan
Name | Image | Elevation | Location | Description | Ref. |
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Attabad Lake | Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan
36°20′12.62″N 74°52′3.12″E / 36.3368389°N 74.8675333°E / 36.3368389; 74.8675333 (Attabad Lake) |
With the area of about 13.5 square km it the largest lake of Gilgit-Baltistan. Also known as Hunza Lake the lake was created in January 2010 due to massive landslides blocking Hunza River. | |||
Barah Lake | 4,512 metres (14,803 ft) | Barah Valley, Ghanche District, Gilgit-Baltistan
35°05′46″N 76°14′00″E / 35.095989°N 76.233240°E / 35.095989; 76.233240 (Barah Lake) |
Barah lake referred to two lakes in the mountain of Barah town. The area of this lake is 0.21 km | ||
Batura Lake | 2,900 metres (9,500 ft) | Batura valley, Hunza District, Gilgit-Baltistan | The Lake lies in the Upper Hunza region of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan. It is just north of the massifs of Batura, at 7,795 metres (25,574 ft), and Passu, at 7,500 metres (24,600 ft). The glacier flows west to east. | ||
Borith Lake | 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) | Hunza, Gilgit–Baltistan
36°25′51″N 74°51′46″E / 36.430863°N 74.862773°E / 36.430863; 74.862773 (Borith Lake) |
Borith Lake is a saline water lake, located to the north of Ghulkin Glacier in a village near Hussaini, Gojal, in the upper Hunza. | ||
Dakholi Lake | 4,771.1 metres (15,653 ft) | Khaplu Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan
35°03′51″N 76°22′41″E / 35.06417°N 76.37815°E / 35.06417; 76.37815 (Dakholi Lake) |
Area of Dakholi Lake as calculated by QT at ArcGIS Esri is 0.07 km as of September 2020. | ||
Ghanche Lake | 4,599.9 metres (15,092 ft) | Khaplu Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan
35°04′28″N 76°17′37″E / 35.07457°N 76.29370°E / 35.07457; 76.29370 (Ghanche Lake) |
Ghanche lake is the source of ghanche stream that waters khaplu town. The area of Ghanche Lake calculated by Arc GIS as of September 2020 by QT is 0.16 km. | ||
Ghorashe Lake | 2,862.2 metres (9,390 ft) | Kharmang Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan
34°59′06″N 76°12′34″E / 34.98489°N 76.20958°E / 34.98489; 76.20958 (Ghorashe Lake) |
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Handarap Lake | 3,285 metres (10,778 ft) | Ghizer Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan
36°04′05″N 72°32′46″E / 36.068°N 72.546°E / 36.068; 72.546 (Handarap Lake) |
Also known as Shandoor Lake. | ||
Hasanabad Lake | 2,750 metres (9,020 ft) | Hassanabad Valley, Hunza District, Gilgit-Baltistan | Hasanabad lake also known as Shispare lake, located in Hassanbad valley off Hunza, formed due to blockage of Shispare Glacier, thus forming a lake having 1.4 km in length. The area of this lake is 0.35 km( growing day by day). It is 2 hours hike from hassanabad bridge, from where you can go to Batura (7795m), Shispare (7611m), Muchu Chhish (7452m) and many other 7000m mountains. | ||
Hrkolong Lake | 4,126 metres (13,537 ft) | Khaplu Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan
35°05′04″N 76°21′24″E / 35.08440°N 76.35653°E / 35.08440; 76.35653 (Hrkolong Lake) |
Hrkolong lake is the source of Hnajuluba stream that waters khaplu, Surmo and youchung broq (high steppes fields). | ||
Khalti Lake | Khalti, Ghizer District
36°14′53″N 73°21′48″E / 36.2479302°N 73.3633701°E / 36.2479302; 73.3633701 (Khalti Lake) |
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Paristan Lake | Skardu, Skardu District | ||||
Katpanah lake | 2,190 metres (7,190 ft) | Katpanah, Skardu Valley
35°18'57.8"N 75°34'42.5"E |
The only lake in downtown of skardu city. | ||
Naltar lakes | Naltar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan | These are three lakes. | |||
Lower Kachura Lake | 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) | Skardu District, Gilgit–Baltistan
35°25′40″N 75°27′16″E / 35.42778°N 75.45444°E / 35.42778; 75.45444 (Lower Kachura Lake) |
The lake is also known as Shangrila Lake and is located at a drive of about 20 minutes from Skardu town. Shangrila was named after a book titled Lost Horizon by James Hilton. Shangri-la is a Chinese word meaning "Heaven on earth". | ||
Phander Lake | Gupis-Yasin District, Gilgit-Baltistan
36°10′23″N 72°56′50″E / 36.173123°N 72.9472983°E / 36.173123; 72.9472983 (Phander Lake) |
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Rama Lake | 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) | Astore Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan
35°19′51″N 74°47′8″E / 35.33083°N 74.78556°E / 35.33083; 74.78556 (Rama Lake) |
Rama Lake is located nine kilometers away from the valley of Astore in Northern Areas. | ||
Rush Lake | 4,693 metres (15,397 ft) | Nagar Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan
36°7′50″N 74°55′57″E / 36.13056°N 74.93250°E / 36.13056; 74.93250 (Rush Lake) |
Rush Lake is a high altitude lake located near Rush Pari Peak. At over 4,694 meters, Rush is the highest lake in Pakistan and 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. | ||
Satpara Lake | 2,636 metres (8,648 ft) | Skardu Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan
35°14′2″N 75°37′53″E / 35.23389°N 75.63139°E / 35.23389; 75.63139 (Satpara Lake) |
Satpara Lake is located in Skardu Valley and is one of the (Area=4.5square km, 2nd largest of gilgit baltistan)largest fresh water lakes in Pakistan. It supplies water for the town of Skardu. | ||
Sheosar Lake | 4,142 metres (13,589 ft) | Deosai Plains, Gilgit–Baltistan
34°59′30.35″N 75°14′43.42″E / 34.9917639°N 75.2453944°E / 34.9917639; 75.2453944 (Sheosar Lake) |
Sheosar Lake is situated in the Deosai Plateau, which is one of the highest plateaus of the world. | ||
Shimshal Lakes | 4,755 metres (15,600 ft) | Hunza District, Gilgit–Baltistan
Shimshal Lakes, Hunza |
There are 2 lakes having a height of 4,755 metres (15,600 ft), making it the highest lake in Pakistan. These lakes are almost 3 hours hiking from Shimshal valley in Hunza, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. | ||
Upper Kachura Lake | 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) | Skardu District, Gilgit–Baltistan
35°26′48″N 75°26′44″E / 35.44667°N 75.44556°E / 35.44667; 75.44556 (Upper Kachura Lake) |
The lake is surrounded with wild apricot gardens and has a depth of around 70 meters. Due to rough terrain of the surrounding area, this lake is not well explored. | ||
Zharba Lake | 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) | Shigar Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan | The only lake in Shigar valley. |
Azad Kashmir, Punjab, KPK, Sindh and Balochistan
Artificial lakes and reservoirs
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See also
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