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The lake is spread over an area of over 260 square kilometres (100 square miles). [ 1] The highest lakes in Pakistan are the Paristan Lake and Shimshal Lake, which both are at an altitude of over 4,755 metres (15,600 ft). [ 2] The second-highest lake in Pakistan is the Karambar Lake, which is located at an altitude of 4,272 metres (14,016 ft ...
Keenjhar Lake (Urdu: کینجھر جھیل; Sindhi: ڪینجھر ڍنڍ), commonly called Karli Lake (Urdu: کرلی جھیل; Sindhi: ڪلري ڍنڍ), is located in Thatta District of the Sindh province in Pakistan. It is situated about 36 kilometres (22 mi) from the city of Thatta. [3] It is an important source of drinking water for Thatta ...
102 ft (31 m) Rawal Lake (Urdu: جھیل راول) in Pakistan is an artificial reservoir that provides the water needs for the cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Korang River along with some other small streams coming from Margalla Hills have been set to form this artificial lake which covers an area of 8.8 km 2. Korang River is the outlet ...
Lake Manchar is located at a distance of 18 kilometers from Sehwan Sharif on west side of the River Indus, in district Jamshoro. Lake Manchar (Sindhi: منڇر ڍنڍ, Urdu: منچھر جھیل), also spelled Manchhar, [1] is the largest natural freshwater lake in Pakistan, [2] and is one of South Asia 's largest. [3] It is located west of the ...
4,272 meters (14,016 ft) 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.
Below are the reservoirs (artificial lakes) in the world with a surface area exceeding 500 km 2 (190 sq mi). Reservoirs can be formed conventionally, by damming the outlet of a canyon or valley to form a lake; the largest of this type is Ghana's Lake Volta, with a water surface of 8,500 km 2 (3,300 sq mi).
Attabad Lake. Attabad Lake Gojal (Urdu: عطا آباد جھیل) is a lake located in the Gojal region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It was formed in January 2010 when a significant landslide impounded the water the Hunza River in Attabad. [1][2] The lake offers a diverse range of activities, from boating, jet-skiing, and fishing to various ...
15 metres (49 ft) Payala or Piyala Lake Ghazi Ghat (Urdu پیالہ جھیل غازی گھاٹ) is an artificial lake situated near Ghazi Ghat on Indus River near Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, Pakistan. [4] It is being developed for tourism purposes in Southern Punjab. [5][6] Due to its bowl shape and deep water body, known as Pyala means ...