Khukush Lake

Khūkūsh Lake (Urdu: کھوکوش جھیل; Khowar: کھوکوش چھت), also known as Baha Lake,^[1] is an alpine lake situated in the Gupis Tehsil of Gupis-Yasin District in Gilgit Baltistan, the northernmost territory of Pakistan.^[2] With a surface area of 2.081 km² (0.803 sq mi) and a calculated volume of 26,000 m³ (920,000 cu ft), it is the third largest lake in northern Pakistan by surface area, after the Attabad and Karambar lakes.^[2][3]

Khukush Lake
کھوکوش جھیل (Urdu) کھوکوش چھت (Khowar)
Khukush Lake in c. 2016
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Location	Koh-i-Ghizer, Gupis–Yasin District, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan
Coordinates	35°59′44″N 72°36′42″E
Type	lake, reservoir
Primary inflows	Ghizer River
Basin countries	Pakistan
Max. length	5 km (16,000 ft)
Max. width	0.754 km (2,470 ft)
Surface area	2.081 km2 (0.803 sq mi)
Max. depth	240 ft (73 m)
Frozen	November to April
Settlements	Phander

Location

Baha Lake is located in Koh-i-Ghizer of District Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 3,622 metres (11,883 ft). Its direction is from north to south. It can be accessed via the Karakoram Highway from Islamabad to Gilgit, and then following Gilgit-Chitral road west from Gilgit.

See also

• List of lakes of Pakistan
• Bashqar Gol Lake
• Shandur Lake