Karambar Lake
| Karambar Lake کرمبر جھیل | |
|---|---|
Karambar Lake in c. 2015 | |
Karambar Lake کرمبر جھیل Karambar Lake کرمبر جھیل | |
| Location | Ishkoman Valley, District Ghizer, Gilgit Baltistan. |
| Coordinates | 36°52′51″N 73°42′19″E / 36.880833°N 73.7053229°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 | 2.632 km2 (1.016 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 4,272 meters (14,016 ft) |
Karambar Lake (Urdu: کرمبر جھیل; Khowar: کرمبر چھت), also known as Qurumbar Lake, is a high-altitude lake located in Ishkoman Valley, District Ghizer, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan.[1][2] It is the 33rd highest lake in the world[3][4] and falls in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region, which is one of the world's richest biodiversity regions.[5] With a surface area of 2.632 km2 (1.016 sq mi), it is the second largest lake in northern Pakistan by surface area, after the Attabad Lake.[6]
Alternate names
This glacier-fed 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).[7]
Karambar Lake is the deepest lake in the valley with a maximum and mean depth of 55m and 17.08m, respectively. Its surface area is 2.632 square kilometres (263.2 ha). Water clarity level is 13.75 (Secchi Disc Reading), which is the highest value ever recorded in the literature of lakes in Pakistan.
See also
- List of lakes of Pakistan
- Khukush Lake
- Bashqar Gol Lake
- Shandur Lake
References
- ^ "Karambar Lake". Google Maps. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ "Karambar Lake". GeoHack. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
- ^ "The Highest Lake in the World". highestlake.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-10. 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.
- ^ Rahman, Atta-Ur-; Khan, Amir Nawaz; Shaw, Rajib (2015). Disaster Risk Reduction Approaches in Pakistan. Springer. p. 225. ISBN 978-4-431-55369-4.
- ^ "Karumber Lake". Archived from the original on 2013-05-26. Retrieved 2009-01-09.