Karambar Lake

Karambar Lake (Urdu: کرمبر جھیل‎), also known as Qurumbar Lake, is a high altitude lake located in Ishkoman valley in Ghizer district of Gilgit Baltistan province of Pakistan. It is the 33rd highest lake in the world[1] and one of the highest biologically active lakes on earth.

Karambar Lake
کرمبر جھیل
Karambar Lake is the second highest lake in Pakistan.
LocationIshkoman Valley Ghizer
Coordinates
TypeAlpine glacial lake
Primary inflowsGlacier waters
Basin countriesPakistan
Max. length3.9 km (2.4 mi)
Max. width2 km (1.2 mi)
Surface area2,634,400 m2 (28,356,000 sq ft)
Average depth52 m (171 ft)
Surface elevation4,272 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.

Location

The lake is located in Ishkoman Valley in Ghizer district.

  • Ghizer - Ishkoman (Chitti Boi Route)
  • Ghizer - Ishkoman (Chiantar Route)
  • Ghizer - Yasin Valley (Darkot Pass Route)
  • Gilgit - Chipursan (Chillinji Pass Route)

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).[2]

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) and discharges into Karambar valley of Boroghil and then into Immit Ishkoman of District Ghizer. Water clarity level is 13.75 (Secchi Disc Reading), which is the highest value ever recorded in the literature of lakes in Pakistan.

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See also

References
  1. "Karambar Lake - The 33rd Highest Lake of world". highestlake.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2009-01-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1]

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghizer_District#Lakes
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