Karambar Lake
Karambar Lake (Urdu: کرمبر جھیل), also known as Qurumbar Lake, is a high altitude lake located in Ishkoman Valley, District Ghizer, Gilgit Baltistan,Pakistan. It is the 31st highest lake in the world[1][2] and falls in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region, which is one of the world's richest biodiversity regions.[3]
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  Karambar Lake کرمبر جھیل | |
| Location | Ishkoman Valley , District Ghizer, Gilgit Baltistan. |
| Coordinates | 36°53′03.26″N 73°42′44.03″E |
| Type | Alpine glacial lake |
| Primary inflows | Glacier waters |
| Basin countries | Pakistan |
| Max. length | 3.9 km (2.4 mi) |
| Max. width | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 2,634,400 m2 (28,356,000 sq ft) |
| Average depth | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 4,272 meters (14,016 ft) |
Alternate names
The lake is also known as Qurumbar Lake in some references and alternately is spelled as Karomber or Karamber.
Hydrology
The approximate length of the lake is 3.9 kilometers (2.4 mi), width is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) and, average depth is 52 meters (171 ft).[4]
Karambar Lake is the deepest lake in the valley with a maximum and mean depth of 55m and 17.08m respectively and is spread over a surface area of 263.44 hectares (2,634,400 m2). Water clarity level is 13.75 (Secchi Disc Reading), which is the highest value ever recorded in the literature of lakes in Pakistan.
References
- "The Highest Lake in the World". highestlake.com. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- "Tourists over the moon in KP's hilly resorts during Eid holidays". Pakistan Today. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
- Shaheen, Hamayun; Shinwari, Zabta Khan (2012). "Phytodiversity and endemic richness of Karambar lake vegetation from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Hindukush-Himalayas". Pakistan Journal of Botany: 15–20. S2CID 58905144.
- "Karumber Lake". Archived from the original on 2013-05-26. Retrieved 2009-01-09.