1 Ansoo Lake 4,126 metres Kaghan Valley,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
34°48′53.75″N 73°40′33.10″E Ansoo Lake is a high-altitude
lake (elevation 4,126 metres) located in the Kaghan Valley in Mansehra District
of North-West Frontier Province. It is near Malika Parbat in the Himalayan
range. The name of the lake comes from its tear like shape (the Urdu
word Ansoo means tear drop).
2 Baghsar Lake 975 meters
Samahni Valley
Bhimber District
33°2′42″N 74°11′50″E The lake is
nearly half a kilometer long and overlooks the Bandala Valley.
3 Banjosa Lake 1981 meters Poonch District, Azad Kashmir 33°48′38″N 73°48′59″E Banjosa is a small
man-made lake and a tourist attraction near the city of Rawalakot in District
Bagh in Azad Kashmir.
4 Borith Lake 2,600 m
(8,500 feet)
Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan - Borith Lake is a saline water
lake, located to the northwest of Husseini, a village near Gulmit, Gojal, in
the upper Hunza.
5 Chitta Katha Lake 3962
meters
(13,000 feet)
Shonter Valley, Azad Kashmir 34°55′8″N 74°31′17″E Chitta Katha Lake is
located in Shonter Valley of Azad Kashmir.
6 Dudipatsar Lake 3,800 meters
(12,467 feet)
Kaghan Valley,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
35°1′6.6″N 74°5′22.2″E The lake lies in
the extreme north of Kaghan Valley at a height of 3,800 meters. The term dudi
in Urdu means white and sar means lake.
7 Hadero Lake -
Thatta District,
Sindh
24°49′42″N 67°51′37″E Hadero is a
brackish water lake in Sindh. The lake was declared wildlife sanctuary in 1977.
The lake has a surface area of 1321 hectares.
8 Haleji Lake(Urdu: ہالیجی جھیل) - Thatta, Sindh 24°48′10″N 67°46′38″E The lake is located at about 70 km
from Karachi and is the largest water fowl reserve in Asia.
9 Hanna Lake 1898 meters
(6227 feet)
Quetta,
Balochistan
30°15′N 67°06′E Hanna Lake is
located 10 km from Quetta, near Urak Valley in Balochistan.
10 Kallar Kahar - Chakwal District, Punjab 32°47′N 72°42′E The salt water lake is located
near Salt Range in Chakwal District, 125 km from Rawalpindi.
11 Karambar Lake 4272
meters
(14,012 feet)
Ishkoman Valley,
Gilgit-Baltistan
36°53′03.26″N 73°42′44.03″E 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.
12 Keenjhar Lake(Urdu: کینجھر جھیل) 21 meters,
(69 feet)
Thatta, Sindh 24°57′N 68°03′E The lake is also called Kalri Lake and is one
of the largest freshwater lakes in Pakistan. The Sindhi 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.
13 Khabikki Lake -
Salt Range,
Punjab
It is a salt water lake located in the southern Salt
Range. The lake is named after a nearby village, Khabikki.
14 Kundol Lake 2743 meters
(9000 feet)
Swat Valley,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
35°19′57″N 72°29′50″E This lake is often
confused with Mahodand Lake.
15 Lower Kachura Lake 2,500
m (8,200 feet) Skardu District,
Gilgit-Baltistan 35°25′40″N 75°27′16″E 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".
16 Lulusar Lake 3,410 m
(11,200 ft)
Naran Valley,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
35°0′8.04″N 73°9′2.66″E 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.
17 Mahodand Lake -
Kalam Valley,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
35°0′8.04″N 73°9′2.66″E The lake is
located 40 km from Kalam Valley in the valley of Ushu.
18 Manchar Lake 34
meters
(112 feet)
Sindh 26.4166°N
67.65°E 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 the Indus
River.
19 Namal Lake - Mianwali, Punjab - Namal
Lake is located in Namal Valley, in Mianwali. The lake is spread over an area
of 5.5 km2 and was built in 1913 after the construction of Namal Dam.
20 Payee Lake 3,000 meters
(10,000 feet)
Kaghan Valley,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The lake is also called Siri Lake and is located near
Shogran, surrounded by the Makra Peak, Malika Parbat, and the mountains of Kashmir.
21 Rama Lake 2,600 meters
(8530 feet)
Astore Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan 35°19′51″N 74°47′8″E Rama Lake is located nine
kilometers away from the valley of Astore in Northern Areas.
22 Rawal Lake Islamabad Rawal Lake is an
artificial reservoir in Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan. The lake is
spread over an area of 8.8 km2 and is one of the major source of water for the
residents of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Rawal Lake is located within an isolated
section of the Margalla Hills National Park.
23 Rush Lake 4,694
meters
(15,400 feet)
Nagar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan 36°7′50″N 74°55′57″E Rush Lake is a high
altitude lake located near Rush Pari Peak. At over 4,694 meters, Rush is the
highest lake in Pakistan and one of the highest alpine lakes in the
world. It is located about 15 km north of Miar Peak and Spantik (Golden Peak),
which are in the Nagar valley.
24 Saiful Muluk 3,224 m
(10,578 feet)
Kaghan Valley,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
34°52′37.34″N 73°41′37.71″E The lake is located in
the northern end of Kaghan Valley. The lake has total surface area of over 2.5
square kilometer. The lake is famous for its fairytale of Saiful Maluk
25 Satpara Lake 2,636 meters
(8,650 ft)
Skardu Valley,
Gilgit-Baltistan
35°14′2″N 75°37′53″E Satpara Lake is
located in Skardu Valley and is one of the largest fresh water lakes in
Pakistan. It supplies water for the town of Skardu.
26 Simli Lake - Islamabad 33°44′5″N 73°20′5″E Simli Lake is located 30
km from Islamabad. The lake is formed from the melting snow and natural
springs of Murree Hills. Simli Lake is the largest drinking water source for
the residents of Islamabad.
27 Sheosar Lake 4,142
meters
(13,589 feet)
Deosai Plains, Gilgit-Baltistan] 34°59′30.35″N 75°14′43.42″E Sheosar Lake is situated
in the Deosai Plateau, which is one of the highest plateaus of the world.
28 Shonter Lake - Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir 34°58′23″N 74°30′46″E This is a small lake located
in the Azad Kashmir.
29 Subri
Lake - Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir 34°21′4″N 73°28′29″E Subri lake, also known as
Langarpura Lake, is situated 10 kilometers out of Muzaffarabad, where the
Jhelum River widens to form the lake.
30 Uchhali Lake
Soan Sakaser Valley, Salt Range 32°33′25″N 72°1′31″E The lake is located in the
southern salt range and has brackish water.
31 Upper Kachura Lake 2,500
meters
(8200 feet)
Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan 35°26′48″N 75°26′44″E The lake is surrounded with
wild apricot gardens and has a depth of around 70 meters. Due to rough
terrain of the surrounding area, this lake is not well explored. [45]
32 Saral Lake 2,500 meters
(8200 feet)
Kaghan Valley This
lake can be acssesed from Kaghan valley and Neelum valley.
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