Karambar Lake (Urdu: کرمبر جھیل), also known as Qurumbar Lake, is a high altitude lake located in Ishkoman Valley Ghizer Gilgit Baltistan,Pakistan. It is the 33rd 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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Location	Ishkoman Valley , District Ghizer, Gilgit Baltistan.
Coordinates
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.

See also

• List of lakes of Pakistan

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References