List Of Pakistan Natural Lakes
Gilgit Baltistan
Attabad Lake
Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan
36°20′12.62″N 74°52′3.12″E
With the area of about 13.5 square km it the largest lake of Gilgit-Baltistan. Also known as Hunza Lake the lake was created in January 2010 due to massive landslides blocking Hunza River.
Barah Lake
4,512 metres (14,803 ft)
Barah Valley, Ghanche District, Gilgit-Baltistan
35.095989°N 76.233240°E
Barah lake referred to two lakes in the mountain of Barah town.
Borith Lake
2,600 metres (8,500 ft)
Hunza, Gilgit–Baltistan
36.430863°N 74.862773°E
Borith Lake is a saline water lake, located to the north of Ghulkin Glacier in a village near Hussaini, Gojal, in the upper Hunza.
Dakholi Lake
4,771.1 metres (15,653 ft)
Khaplu Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan
35.06417°N 76.37815°E
Ghanche Lake
4,599.9 metres (15,092 ft)
Khaplu Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan
35.07457°N 76.29370°E
Ghanche lake is the source of ghanche stream that waters khaplu town.
Ghorashe Lake
2,862.2 metres (9,390 ft)
Kharmang Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan
34.98489°N 76.20958°E
Handarap Lake
3,285 metres (10,778 ft)
Ghizer Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan
36.068°N 72.546°E
also known as Shandoor lake.
Hrkolong Lake
4,126 metres (13,537 ft)
Khaplu Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan
35.08440°N 76.35653°E
Hrkolong lake is the source of Hnajuluba stream that waters khaplu, Surmo and youchung broq (high steppes fields).
Khalti Lake
Khalti, Ghizer District
36.2479302°N 73.3633701°E
Paristan Lake
Skardu, Skardu District
Karambar Lake
4,272 metres (14,016 ft)
Ishkoman Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan
36°53′03.26″N 73°42′44.03″E
Karambar Lake is the 33rd highest lakes in the world. The approximate length of the lake is 3.9 km, width is 2 km and, average depth is 52m.
Katpanah lake
2,190 metres (7,190 ft)
Katpanah, Skardu Valley
35°18'57.8"N 75°34'42.5"E
The only lake in downtown of skardu city.
Naltar lakes
Naltar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan
Lower Kachura Lake
2,500 metres (8,200 ft)
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".
Phander Lake
Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan
36.173123°N 72.9472983°E
Rama Lake
2,600 metres (8,500 ft)
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.
Rush Lake
4,693 metres (15,397 ft)
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.
Satpara Lake
2,636 metres (8,648 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 (Area=4.5square km, 2nd largest of gilgit baltistan)largest fresh water lakes in Pakistan. It supplies water for the town of Skardu.
Sheosar Lake
4,142 metres (13,589 ft)
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.
Upper Kachura Lake
2,500 metres (8,200 ft)
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.
Zharba Lake
2,500 metres (8,200 ft)
Shigar Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan
The only lake in Shigar valley.
Punjab, KPK, Sindh and Balochistan
Ansoo Lake
4,126 metres (13,537 ft)
Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
34°48′53.75″N 73°40′33.10″E
Ansoo Lake is a high-altitude lake (4,126 metres (13,537 ft)) located in the Kaghan Valley in Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is near Malika Parbat in the Himalayan range.
Baghsar Lake
975 metres (3,199 ft)
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.
Chitta Katha Lake
3,962 metres (12,999 ft)
Shonter Valley, Azad Kashmir
34°55′8″N 74°31′17″E
Chitta Katha Lake is located in Shonter Valley of Azad Kashmir.
Drigh Lake
Qambar Shahdadkot District, Sindh
27.568°N 67.930°E
Drigh Lake is Located in Qambar Shahdadkot District in Sindh, Pakistan, It is 29 km away from Larkana city and 7 km away from Qambar town.
Dudipatsar Lake
3,800 metres (12,500 ft)
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 metres (12,500 ft). The term dudi in Urdu means white and sar means lake.
Dudibach Sar
Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
35°1′0.12″N 74°4′59.88″E
Ganga Lake
Bagh District, Azad Kashmir
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.
Haleji Lake
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.
Hamal Lake
Qamber Shahdadkot District, Sindh
27.449°N 67.632°E
Hamal Lake is located in Qamber Shahdadkot District in Sindh, Pakistan.
Hanna Lake
1,898 metres (6,227 ft)
Quetta, Balochistan
30°15′N 67°06′E
Hanna Lake is located 10 km from Quetta, near Urak Valley in Balochistan.
Jahlar Lake
828 metres (2,717 ft)
Soon Valley, Punjab
32°29′53.26″N 72°5′15.19″E
Jahlar Lake is part of Uchhali Wetland Complex in Soon Valley
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.
Keenjhar Lake
21 metres (69 ft)
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.
Khabikki Lake
Khushab District, Punjab
32.621882°N 72.21355°E
It is a salt water lake located in the southern Salt Range. The lake is named after a nearby village, Khabikki.
Kundol Lake
2,743 metres (8,999 ft)
Utror, Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
35°19′57″N 72°29′50″E
This lake is located in the north of Utror via Ladu valley.
Lulusar Lake
3,410 metres (11,190 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 "lake" in Shina.
Mahodand Lake
2,900 metres (9,500 ft)
Kalam Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
35.7138°N 72.6502°E
The lake is located 40 km from Kalam Valley in the valley of Ushu.
Manchar Lake
34 metres (112 ft)
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.
Namal Lake
Mianwali, Punjab
32.689597°N 71.806763°E
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.
Payee Lake
2,895 metres (9,498 ft)
Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
34.6153°N 73.4867°E
Payee Lake is located near Shogran in Payee, surrounded by the Makra Peak, Malika Parbat, and the mountains of Kashmir.
Pyala Lake
3,410 metres (11,190 ft)
Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
35°0′27.7524″N 73°56′28.8852″E
Pyala Lake is a very small lake besides the Kunhar River at Jalkhad. Since the lake looks more like a bowl Urde:Pyala hence it is called Pyala Lake.
Ratti Gali Lake
3,700 metres (12,100 ft)
Neelam Valley, Azad Kashmir
34.8302°N 74.0613°E
The lake is accessible from Dowarian by a 19 kilometers (12 mi) hiking trek. Dowarian is the base camp to this lake.
Saiful Muluk
3,224 metres (10,577 ft)
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
Saral Lake
4,100 metres (13,500 ft)
Neelam Valley, Azad Kashmir
34.96282°N 74.099773°E
This lake can be accessed from Sharda, Neelam valley and Kaghan Valley.
Shakoor Lake
24°15′28″N 69°04′20″E
Shakoor Lake is situated on the border between India and Pakistan, its area ranges from 300 square kilometres (120 sq mi)
Shonter Lake
Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir
34°58′23″N 74°30′46″E
This is a small lake located in the Azad Kashmir.
Siri Lake
2,590 metres (8,500 ft)
Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
34.6312°N 73.4920°E
Siri Lake is situated near Shogran in Siri, on the way to Payee in Kaghan Valley, Pakistan.
Spin Khwar Lake
Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Subri Lake
Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir
34.324°N 73.520°E
Subri lake, also known as Langarpura Lake, is situated 10 kilometers out of Muzaffarabad, where the Jhelum River widens to form the lake.
Swaik Lake (Khandowa Lake)
Khandoa Village Kallar Kahar Tehsil, Chakwal District
36°20′12.62″N 74°52′3.12″E
Swaik Lake or Khandoa Lake is a lake situated at 10 km from the Tehsil Kallar Kahar, Chakwal District and 30 kilometers southwest of Chakwal along the motorway.
Uchhali Lake
1,522 metres (4,993 ft)
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.
Artificial lakes and reservoirs
Banjosa Lake
1,981 metres (6,499 ft)
Poonch District, Azad Kashmir
33°48′38″N 73°48′59″E
Banjosa is an artificial lake and a tourist attraction near the city of Rawalakot in District Poonch in Azad Kashmir.
Chotiari Lake
Sanghar District, Sindh
26.146°N 69.161°E
Chotiari Lake is an artificial water reservoir situated 35 km away from the Sanghar town in Sanghar District, Sindh.
Hub Lake
Karachi and Lasbela District on Sindh and Balochistan border
25.280°N 67.129°E
Hub Lake is an artificial reservoir 56 km away from Karachi on Sindh and Balochistan border.
Khanpur Lake
Khanpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
28°64′91″N 70°65′14″E
It is situated in Khanpur village, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Haripur. Famous for Water sports and Paragliding.
Mangla Lake
Mirpur District, Azad Kashmir
33.199°N 73.751°E
Mangla Lake is an artificial reservoir near Mirpur city in Mirpur District, Azad Kashmir.
Rawal Lake
Islamabad
33.702675°N 73.126118°E
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 sources of water for the residents of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Rawal Lake is located within an isolated section of the Malpur village near Margalla Hills National Park.
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.
Tanda Lake
Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
33°35′13″N 71°26′32″E
Tanda Lake is formed from Tanda Dam in Kohat District on Toi River.
Tarbela Lake
Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
34.133°N 72.808°E
Tarbela Lake is an artificial reservoir in the Haripur District of North-West Frontier Province. It is near Tarbela Township in the Tarbela range. The name of the lake comes from town of Tarbela in which it is located (Hindko Black Forest).
