Lakes Of Pakistan

Beauty  of nature……… Lakes of Pakistan

Pakistan is home to several natural and man made lakes and reservoirs.

Manchar Lake

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 25th highest lake is the world at an altitude of over 4,700 meters. The second highest lake in Pakistan is the Karombar Lake, which at an altitude of 4,272 meters, is the 31st highest lake in the world.^{( source:  Wikipedia)}

Karombar Lake

This lake is located between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit–Baltistan. The length of the lake is 3.9 kilometers , width is 2 km and, average depth is 52 meters .

Ansoo  Lake:

Ansoo Lake is a high-altitude lake in the Kaghan Valley in the Mansehra District of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It can be reached by a difficult trek from Saiful Mulook Lake and requires physical and mental fitness. The name “Ansoo” comes from its tear-like shape (the Urdu word Ansoo means teardrop). The lake is said to have been discovered in 1993 by Pakistan Air Force pilots who were flying low above the area. Earlier, the lake was not even known to the locals. 

Saiful  Mulook Lake

Lake Saif-ul-Malook is a lake located at the northern end of the Kaghan Valley near Naran. It is in the north east of Mansehra District in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. A fairy tale called Saif-ul-Malook, written by the famous sufi poet Mian Muhammad Bakhsh, is associated with the lake. It is the story of prince of Persia who fell in love with a fairy princess at the lake. The impact of the lake beauty is of such extent that people believe that fairies come down to lake in full moon. 

Keenjhar Lake:

16 miles from Thatta on left side is located the Keenjhar Lake, also called Kalri Lake. This is also a freshwater lake. It plays a substantial ecological role in the functioning of the Indus River basin. The lake is an internationally important area for breeding, staging and wintering water birds, supporting as many as 140,000 birds,. The lake is a major source of drinking water for Karachi .

Natural Lakes

Name	Elevation	Description
Ansoo Lake	4,126 metres (13,537 ft)	Ansoo Lake is a high-altitude lake (4,126 metres (13,537 ft)) located in the Kaghan Valley in Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is near Malika Parbat in theHimalayan range.
Attabad Lake	-	Also known as Hunza Lake the lake was created in January 2010 due to massive landslides blocking Hunza River.
Dudipatsar Lake	3,800 metres (12,500 ft)	The lake lies in the extreme north of Kaghan Valley at a height of 3,800 metres (12,500 ft). The term dudi in Urdu means white and sarmeans lake.
Karambar Lake	4,272 metres (14,016 ft)	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 metres (69 ft)	The lake is also called Kalri Lake and is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Pakistan. TheSindhi 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.
Kundol Lake	2,743 metres (8,999 ft)	This lake is often confused with Mahodand Lake.
Lower Kachura Lake	2,500 metres (8,200 ft)	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 metres (11,190 ft)	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	9,400 feet (2,900 m)	The lake is located 40 km from Kalam Valleyin the valley of Ushu.
Manchar Lake	34 metres (112 ft)	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 theIndus River.
Saiful Muluk	3,224 metres (10,577 ft)	The lake is located in the northern end ofKaghan Valley. The lake has total surface area of over 2.5 square kilometer. The lake is famous for its fairytale of Saiful Maluk