Natural Lakes
| Name | Image | Elevation | Location | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansoo Lake | 4,126 metres | Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 34°48′53.75″N 73°40′33.10″E / 34.8149306°N 73.675861°E / 34.8149306; 73.675861 (Ansoo Lake) |
Ansoo Lake is a high-altitude lake (elevation 4,126 metres) located in the Kaghan Valley in Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is near Malika Parbat in the Himalayan range. | ||
| Attabad Lake | - | Hunza Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 36°20′12.62″N 74°52′3.12″E / 36.3368389°N 74.8675333°E / 36.3368389; 74.8675333 (Attabad Lake) |
Also known as Hunza Lake the lake was created in January 2010 due to massive landslides blocking Hunza River. | ||
| Baghsar Lake | 975 meters |
Samahni Valley Bhimber District 33°2′42″N 74°11′50″E / 33.045°N 74.19722°E / 33.045; 74.19722 (Baghsar Lake) |
The lake is nearly half a kilometer long and overlooks the Bandala Valley. | ||
| Borith Lake | 2,600 m (8,500 feet) |
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 northwest of Husseini, a village near Gulmit, Gojal, in the upper Hunza. | ||
| Chitta Katha Lake | 3962 meters (13,000 feet) |
Shonter Valley, Azad Kashmir
34°55′8″N 74°31′17″E / 34.91889°N 74.52139°E / 34.91889; 74.52139 (Chitta Katha Lake) |
Chitta Katha Lake is located in Shonter Valley of Azad Kashmir. | ||
| Drigh Lake | - | Qambar Shahdadkot District, Sindh
27°34′05″N 67°55′48″E / 27.568°N 67.930°E / 27.568; 67.930 |
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. | ||
| Dudipatsar Lake | 3,800 meters (12,467 feet) |
Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 35°1′6.6″N 74°5′22.2″E / 35.0185°N 74.0895°E / 35.0185; 74.0895 (Dudipatsar Lake) |
The lake lies in the extreme north of Kaghan Valley at a height of 3,800 meters. The term dudi in Urdu means white and sar means lake. | ||
| Dudibach Sar | Kaghan Valley Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 35°1′0.12″N 74°4′59.88″E / 35.0167°N 74.0833°E / 35.0167; 74.0833 (Dudibach Sar) |
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| Hadero Lake | - |
Thatta District, Sindh 24°49′42″N 67°51′37″E / 24.82833°N 67.86028°E / 24.82833; 67.86028 (Hadero Lake) |
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 | - | Thatta, Sindh
24°48′10″N 67°46′38″E / 24.80278°N 67.77722°E / 24.80278; 67.77722 (Haleji Lake) |
The lake is located at about 70 km from Karachi and is the largest water fowl reserve in Asia. | ||
| Hamal Lake | Qamber Shahdadkot District, Sindh
27°26′56″N 67°37′55″E / 27.449°N 67.632°E / 27.449; 67.632 (Hamal Lake) |
Hamal Lake is located in Qamber Shahdadkot District in Sindh, Pakistan. | |||
| Hanna Lake | 1898 meters (6227 feet) |
Quetta, Balochistan 30°15′N 67°06′E / 30.25°N 67.1°E / 30.25; 67.1 (Hanna Lake) |
Hanna Lake is located 10 km from Quetta, near Urak Valley in Balochistan. | ||
| Kallar Kahar | - | Chakwal District, Punjab
32°47′N 72°42′E / 32.783°N 72.7°E / 32.783; 72.7 (Kallar Kahar) |
The salt water lake is located near Salt Range in Chakwal District, 125 km from Rawalpindi. | ||
| Karambar Lake | 4272 meters (14,012 feet) |
Ishkoman Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan 36°53′03.26″N 73°42′44.03″E / 36.8842389°N 73.7122306°E / 36.8842389; 73.7122306 (Karambar Lake) |
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. | ||
| Keenjhar Lake | 21 meters, (69 feet) |
Thatta, Sindh
24°57′N 68°03′E / 24.95°N 68.05°E / 24.95; 68.05 (Keenjhar Lake) |
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. | ||
| Khabikki Lake | - |
Khushab District, Punjab 32°37′19″N 72°12′49″E / 32.621882°N 72.21355°E / 32.621882; 72.21355 (Khabikki Lake) |
It is a salt water lake located in the southern Salt Range. The lake is named after a nearby village, Khabikki. | ||
| Kundol Lake | 2743 meters (9000 feet) |
Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 35°19′57″N 72°29′50″E / 35.3325°N 72.49722°E / 35.3325; 72.49722 (Kundol Lake) |
This lake is often confused with Mahodand Lake. | ||
| Lower Kachura Lake | 2,500 m (8,200 feet) | 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". | ||
| Lulusar Lake | 3,410 m (11,200 ft) |
Naran Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 35°0′8.04″N 73°9′2.66″E / 35.0022333°N 73.1507389°E / 35.0022333; 73.1507389 (Lulusar Lake) |
The lake is the main source of the Kunhar River and has a baby lake beside it. The word "sar" means "top or peak" in Pashto. | ||
| Mahodand Lake | 9400 feet or 2865 meters |
Kalam Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 35°42′50″N 72°39′01″E / 35.7138°N 72.6502°E / 35.7138; 72.6502 (Mahodand Lake) |
The lake is located 40 km from Kalam Valley in the valley of Ushu. | ||
| Manchar Lake | 34 meters (112 feet) |
Sindh
26°25′00″N 67°39′00″E / 26.4166°N 67.65°E / 26.4166; 67.65 (Manchar Lake) |
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. | ||
| Namal Lake | - | Mianwali, Punjab
32°41′23″N 71°48′24″E / 32.689597°N 71.806763°E / 32.689597; 71.806763 (Namal Lake) |
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. | ||
| Payee Lake | 9500 feet or 2895 meters Approximately |
Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 34°36′55″N 73°29′12″E / 34.6153°N 73.4867°E / 34.6153; 73.4867 (Payee Lake) |
Payee Lake is located near Shogran in Payee, surrounded by the Makra Peak, Malika Parbat, and the mountains of Kashmir. | ||
| Rama Lake | 2,600 meters (8530 feet) |
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 | 4,694 meters (15,400 feet) |
Nagar Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan
36°7′50″N 74°55′57″E / 36.13056°N 74.9325°E / 36.13056; 74.9325 (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. | ||
| Saiful Muluk | 3,224 m (10,578 feet) |
Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 34°52′37.34″N 73°41′37.71″E / 34.8770389°N 73.6938083°E / 34.8770389; 73.6938083 (Saiful Muluk) |
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 | ||
| Saral Lake | 2,500 meters (8200 feet) |
Kaghan Valley
34°57′46″N 74°05′59″E / 34.96282°N 74.099773°E / 34.96282; 74.099773 (Saral Lake) |
This lake can be accessed from Kaghan valley and Neelum valley. | ||
| Satpara Lake | 2,636 meters (8,650 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 largest fresh water lakes in Pakistan. It supplies water for the town of Skardu. | ||
| Shandoor Lake | Ghizer District, Gilgit–Baltistan | ||||
| Sheosar Lake | 4,142 meters (13,589 feet) |
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. | ||
| Shonter Lake | - | Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir
34°58′23″N 74°30′46″E / 34.97306°N 74.51278°E / 34.97306; 74.51278 (Shonter Lake) |
This is a small lake located in the Azad Kashmir. | ||
| Siri Lake | 8500 feet (2590 meters) Approximately |
Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 34°37′52″N 73°29′31″E / 34.6312°N 73.4920°E / 34.6312; 73.4920 (Siri Lake) |
Siri Lake is situated near Shogran in Siri, on the way to Payee in Kaghan Valley, Pakistan. | ||
| Spin Khwar Lake | Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ||||
| Subri Lake | - | Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir
34°19′26″N 73°31′12″E / 34.324°N 73.520°E / 34.324; 73.520 (Subri Lake) |
Subri lake, also known as Langarpura Lake, is situated 10 kilometers out of Muzaffarabad, where the Jhelum River widens to form the lake. | ||
| Uchhali Lake | Soan Sakaser Valley, Salt Range
32°33′25″N 72°1′31″E / 32.55694°N 72.02528°E / 32.55694; 72.02528 (Uchhali Lake) |
The lake is located in the southern salt range and has brackish water. | |||
| Upper Kachura Lake | 2,500 meters (8200 feet) |
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. |
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