Karambar Lake

Karambar Lake (Urdu: کرمبر جھیل; Khowar: کرمبر چھت), also known as Qurumbar Lake, is a high-altitude lake located in Ishkoman Valley, District Ghizer, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan.^[1][2] It is the 33rd highest lake in the world^[3][4] and falls in the Hindu Kush-Himalaya region, which is one of the world's richest biodiversity regions.^[5] With a surface area of 2.632 km² (1.016 sq mi), it is the second largest lake in northern Pakistan by surface area, after the Attabad Lake.^[6]

Karambar Lake کرمبر جھیل
Karambar Lake in c. 2015
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Location	Ishkoman Valley, District Ghizer, Gilgit Baltistan.
Coordinates	36°52′51″N 73°42′19″E
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	2.632 km2 (1.016 sq mi)
Average depth	52 m (171 ft)
Surface elevation	4,272 meters (14,016 ft)

Alternate names

This glacier-fed lake is also known as Qurumbar Lake in some references and alternately is spelled as Karomber or Karamber.

View across the lake

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).^[7]

Karambar Lake in 2015

Karambar Lake is the deepest lake in the valley with a maximum and mean depth of 55m and 17.08m, respectively. Its surface area is 2.632 square kilometres (263.2 ha). 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
• Khukush Lake
• Bashqar Gol Lake
• Shandur Lake