List of lakes of Pakistan
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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 Script error: No such module "convert"..[1]
The highest lakes in Pakistan are the Paristan Lake and the two Shimshal Lakes, all three of which are at an altitude of over Script error: No such module "convert"..[2] The second-highest lake in Pakistan is the Karambar Lake, which is located at an altitude of Script error: No such module "convert"., is the 33rd highest lake in the world.[3] 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 undiscovered to even the local population.
Natural lakes
Gilgit-Baltistan
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| Attabad Lake | File:Attabad a miracle in Disaster.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Attabad, Gojal Tehsil, Hunza District
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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. | [4] |
| Barah Lake | File:Lake and Glacier.png | Script error: No such module "convert". | Barah Valley, Ghanche District
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Barah lake referred to two lakes in the mountain of Barah town. The area of this lake is 0.21 km2 | |
| Bashkiri Lake I (Satrangi Lake) | File:Natlar Lake or Bashkiri Lake-1.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Naltar Valley, Gilgit District
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One of the four major alpine lakes of Naltar Valley. It is the most prominent and the largest lakes of the valley. The name 'Satrangi' means 'seven-colored' in Urdu, so called because of the many shades of blue and green visible on the surface of the lake due to the moss, aquatic plants and roots of the trees in and around the lake. | |
| Batura Lake | Script error: No such module "convert". | Batura Valley, Hunza District | 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 | File:Lake Borith.JPG | Script error: No such module "convert". | Borith, Gojal Tehsil, Hunza District
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Borith Lake is a saline water lake, located to the north of Ghulkin Glacier in a village near Hussaini, Gojal Tehsil, in the upper Hunza. | |
| Dakholi Lake | File:Dakholi lake.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Khaplu Valley, Ghanche District
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Area of Dakholi Lake as calculated by QT at ArcGIS Esri is 0.07 km2 as of September 2020. | |
| Darkush Lake | around Script error: No such module "convert". | Nagar Valley, Nagar District | |||
| Dirlay Lake | Script error: No such module "convert". | Astore Valley, Astore District
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| Ghanche Lake | Script error: No such module "convert". | Khaplu Valley, Ghanche District
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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 km2. | ||
| Ghorashe Lake | Script error: No such module "convert". | Kharmang Valley, Kharmang District
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| Handarap Lake | File:Shandoor.Jpeg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Shandoor, Ghizer District
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Also known as Shandoor Lake. | |
| Hasanabad Lake | Script error: No such module "convert". | Hassanabad Valley, Hunza District | 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 km2( 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 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Khaplu Valley, Ghanche District
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Hrkolong lake is the source of Hnajuluba stream that waters khaplu, Surmo and youchung broq (high steppes fields). | ||
| Khalti Lake | File:Khalti-lake....., pakistan.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Khalti, Ghizer District
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| Katpanah Lake | File:Katpana lake skardu.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Katpanah, Skardu District
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The only lake in Skardu city. | |
| Naltar Lakes | File:Naltar Blue Lake.jpg | between Script error: No such module "convert". and Script error: No such module "convert". | Naltar Valley, Gilgit District | These are at least seven lakes in the valley. The major lake is called 'Satrangi Lake, meaning seven-colored Lake. | [6] |
| Naqpo Rzingbo | Script error: No such module "convert". | Tormik Valley, Rondu District
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A remote lake high up in the Tormik Valley at an elevation of over 4,000 meters. It is accessible only by a half a day of trekking from the village of Dunsa in the valley below. The name means 'black lake' in the Balti language. | ||
| Lower Kachura Lake | File:Lower kachura shangrila resort.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Kachura, Skardu District
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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". | [7] |
| Paristan Lake | Script error: No such module "convert". | Skardu Valley, Skardu District
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| Phander Lake | File:Phander Lake, Ghizer, Gilgit–Baltistan.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Phander, Gupis-Yasin District
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| Rama Lake | File:Rama Lake.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Rama, Astore District
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Rama Lake is located nine kilometers away from the valley of Astore in Northern Areas. | [8] |
| Rush Lake | File:Rush lake.JPG | Script error: No such module "convert". | Nagar Valley, Nagar District
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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. | [3][9] |
| Satpara Lake | File:SatparaLakeSkardu1199.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Satpara, Skardu District
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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. | [10] |
| Sheosar Lake | File:Sheosar-lake.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Deosai Plains, Skardu District
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Sheosar Lake is situated in the Deosai Plateau, which is one of the highest plateaus of the world. | [3] |
| Shimshal Lakes | Script error: No such module "convert". | Shimshal Valley, Gojal Tehsil, Hunza District | There are 2 lakes an elevation of 4,755 metres (15,600 ft), making them the second highest lakes in Pakistan. The lakes are locally known as big lake and small lake in the Wakhi language. These lakes are almost 5 days trekking from the Shimshal village and lie in the region of Pamir, which is very close to the Chinese border with Pakistan. Almost the entirety of Shimshal valley is crossed to reach them, including passing through Shimshal pass at over 4,700 meters before Shuwerth. | ||
| Upper Kachura Lake | File:Upper kachura lake, skardu, baltistan.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Kachura, Skardu District
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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 | File:"Jarbaso".jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Shigar Valley, Shigar District | The only lake in Shigar valley. |
Azad Kashmir, Punjab, KPK, Sindh and Balochistan
| Name | Image | Elevation | Location | Description | Ref. |
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| Ansoo Lake | File:Tear Lake in Kaghan valley.JPG | Script error: No such module "convert". | Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Ansoo Lake is a high-altitude lake (Script error: No such module "convert".) located in the Kaghan Valley in Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is near Malika Parbat in the Himalayan range. | [11] |
| Baghsar Lake | Script error: No such module "convert". | Samahni Valley, Bhimber District
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The lake is nearly half a kilometer long and overlooks the Bandala Valley. | ||
| Bashkargol Lake | File:Bashkargol Lake in early morning.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Chitral Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Bashkargol Lake is a high-altitude lake (Script error: No such module "convert".) located in the Laspur Valley in Upper Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is near Thalo Zom in the Hindukush range. Roughly 22 kilometer hike from the village of Sor Laspur. | [12] |
| Chitta Katha Lake | File:Lake of Chitta Khatta, Kashmir.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Shonter Valley, Azad Kashmir
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Chitta Katha Lake is located in Shounter Valley of Azad Kashmir. | |
| Drigh Lake | File:Drigh Lake.jpg | Qambar Shahdadkot District, Sindh
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Drigh Lake is Located in Qambar Shahdadkot District in Sindh, Pakistan, It is 29 km away from Larkana city and 7 km away from Qambar town. | [13] | |
| Dudipatsar Lake | File:Dudipat lake1.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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The lake lies in the extreme north of Kaghan Valley at a height of Script error: No such module "convert".. The term dudi in Urdu means white and sar means lake. | [14] |
| Dudibach Sar | Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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| Karambar Lake | File:Qurumber Lake in Baroghil Valley, famous for its pristine water, Pakistan.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Broghil Valley, Chitral
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Karambar Lake is the 33rd highest lakes in the world. The approximate length of the lake is 3.9 km, width is 2 km and, average depth is 52m. | [3][15] |
| Ganga Lake | Bagh District, Azad Kashmir | ||||
| Hadero Lake | Thatta District, Sindh
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Hadero is a brackish water lake in Sindh. The lake was declared wildlife sanctuary in 1977. The lake has a surface area of 1321 hectares. | |||
| Haleji Lake | File:Halaji Lake.jpg | Thatta, Sindh
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The lake is located at about 70 km from Karachi and is the largest water fowl reserve in Asia. | [17] | |
| Hamal Lake | Qamber Shahdadkot District, Sindh
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Hamal Lake is located in Qamber Shahdadkot District in Sindh, Pakistan. | [18] | ||
| Hanna Lake | File:Imagehanna lake.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Quetta, Balochistan
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Hanna Lake is located 10 km from Quetta, near Urak Valley in Balochistan. | [19] |
| Jahlar Lake | Script error: No such module "convert". | Soon Valley, Punjab
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Jahlar Lake is part of Uchhali Wetland Complex in Soon Valley | ||
| Kallar Kahar | File:Lake Kalar Kahaar.jpg | Chakwal District, Punjab
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The salt water lake is located near Salt Range in Chakwal District, 125 km from Rawalpindi. | ||
| Keenjhar Lake | File:PK Keenjhar Lake near Thatta asv2020-02 img3.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Thatta, Sindh
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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 Noori's grave. | [19] |
| Khabikki Lake | File:Khabeki Lake view.jpg | Khushab District, Punjab
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It is a salt water lake located in the southern Salt Range. The lake is named after a nearby village, Khabikki. | [20] | |
| Kundol Lake | File:Kundol Lake, Utror Valley.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Utror, Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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This lake is located in the north of Utror via Ladu valley. | |
| Lulusar Lake | File:Lulusar lake kaghan valley.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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The lake is the main source of the Kunhar River and has a baby lake beside it. The word "sar" means "lake" in Shina. | [21] |
| Mahodand Lake | File:Mahodand Lake.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Kalam Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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The lake is located 40 km from Kalam Valley in the valley of Ushu. | [22] |
| Manchar Lake | File:Manchar SPOT 1299.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Sindh
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Lake Manchar is the largest freshwater lake in Pakistan and one of the largest in Asia. It is located west of the Indus River in Sindh. The area of the lake fluctuates with the seasons from as little as 350 km2 to 520 km2. The lake collects water from numerous small streams in the Kirthar Mountains and empties into the Indus River. | [23] |
| Namal Lake | File:Namal Lake.png | Mianwali, Punjab
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Namal Lake is located in Namal Valley, in Mianwali. The lake is spread over an area of 5.5 km2 and was built in 1913 after the construction of Namal Dam. | [24] | |
| Payee Lake | File:Paaye Lake.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Payee Lake is located near Shogran in Payee, surrounded by the Makra Peak, Malika Parbat, and the mountains of Kashmir. | [25] |
| Pyala Lake | File:Payala Lake KPK.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Pyala Lake is a very small lake besides the Kunhar River at Jalkhad. Since the lake looks more like a bowl Urde:Pyala (پیالہ) hence it is called Pyala Lake. | |
| Ratti Gali Lake | File:Ratti Gali lake azad kashmir pakistan.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Neelam Valley, Azad Kashmir
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The lake is accessible from Dowarian by a Script error: No such module "convert". hiking trek. Dowarian is the base camp to this lake. | [26] |
| Saiful Muluk | File:Lake-Saif-Ul-Malook.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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The lake is located in the northern end of Kaghan Valley. The lake has total surface area of over 2.5 square kilometer. The lake is famous for its fairytale of Saiful Maluk | [27] |
| Saral Lake | File:Saral Lake proper.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Neelam Valley, Azad Kashmir
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This lake can be accessed from Sharda, Neelam valley and Kaghan Valley. | [28] |
| Shakoor Lake | Sindh
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| Shonter Lake | File:Shountar Lake, Shounter valley, AJK, Pakistan.jpg | Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir
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This is a small lake located in the Azad Kashmir. | ||
| Siri Lake | File:Siri Lake Shogran.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Siri Lake is situated near Shogran in Siri, on the way to Payee in Kaghan Valley, Pakistan. | |
| Spin Khwar Lake | File:Spin Khwar Lake Swat Valley.jpg | Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |||
| Subri Lake | Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir
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Subri lake, also known as Langarpura Lake, is situated 10 kilometers out of Muzaffarabad, where the Jhelum River widens to form the lake. | |||
| Swaik Lake | File:Swaik lake.jpg | Khandowa Village Kallar Kahar Tehsil, Chakwal District
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Swaik Lake also known as Khandowa Lake is a lake situated at 10 km from the Tehsil Kallar Kahar, Chakwal District and 30 kilometers southwest of Chakwal along the motorway. | ||
| Uchhali Lake | File:Uchali Lake 1.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Soan Sakaser Valley, Salt Range
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The lake is located in the southern salt range and has brackish water. | [29] |
Artificial lakes and reservoirs
| Name | Image | Elevation | Location | Description | Ref. |
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| Banjosa Lake | File:Lake of Banjosa.jpg | Script error: No such module "convert". | Poonch District, Azad Kashmir
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Banjosa is an artificial lake and a tourist attraction near the city of Rawalakot in District Poonch in Azad Kashmir. | [30] |
| Chotiari Lake | Sanghar District, Sindh
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Chotiari Lake is an artificial water reservoir situated 35 km away from the Sanghar town in Sanghar District, Sindh. | [31] | ||
| Hub Lake | File:Hub Dam.jpg | Karachi and Lasbela District on Sindh and Balochistan border
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Hub Lake is an artificial reservoir 56 km away from Karachi on Sindh and Balochistan border. | [32] | |
| Khanpur Lake | File:Khanpur lake Abbottabad.JPG | Khanpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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It is situated in Khanpur village, Script error: No such module "convert". from Haripur. Famous for Water sports and Paragliding. | [33] | |
| Mangla Lake | File:Mangla Lake view from Ramkort fort.jpg | Mirpur District, Azad Kashmir
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Mangla Lake is an artificial reservoir near Mirpur city in Mirpur District, Azad Kashmir | [34] | |
| Rawal Lake | File:Rawal Lake Eastern Bank.jpg | Islamabad
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Rawal Lake is an artificial reservoir in Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan. The lake is spread over an area of 8.8 km2 and is one of the major sources of water for the residents of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Rawal Lake is located within an isolated section of the Malpur village near Margalla Hills National Park. | [35][36] | |
| Simli Lake | File:Simly dam lake - panoramio.jpg | Islamabad
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Simli Lake is located 30 km from Islamabad. The lake is formed from the melting snow and natural springs of Murree Hills. Simli Lake is the largest drinking water source for the residents of Islamabad. | [37] | |
| Tanda Lake | File:Tanda-001.jpg | Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Tanda Lake is formed from Tanda Dam in Kohat District on Toi River. | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | |
| Tarbela Lake | File:Terbela Dam Pakistan.jpg | Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Tarbela Lake is an artificial reservoir in the Haripur District of North-West Frontier Province. It is near Tarbela Township in the Tarbela range. The name of the lake comes from town of Tarbela in which it is located (Hindko Black Forest). | [38][39] |
See also
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