Satpara Lake
| Satpara Lake | |
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| سدپارہ جھیل (Urdu) | |
The lake is set among the region’s spectacular mountainous landscapes | |
Satpara Lake | |
| Location | near Sadpara village, Skardu Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan |
| Coordinates | 35°13′46″N 75°37′49″E / 35.229521°N 75.630398°E |
| Etymology | Sadpara (lit. 'Seven gates')[1] |
| Primary outflows | Satpara Stream |
| Basin countries | Pakistan |
| Max. length | 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) |
| Surface area | 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) |
| Islands | Yes[1] |
| Settlements | Skardu |
| Website | http://www.skardu.pk |
Satpara Lake, also spelled Sadpara (Urdu: سدپارہ جھیل) is a natural lake near Skardu in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. The lake supplies water to Skardu Valley through the Satpara Stream.[1][2] It is fed by the melting glacial ice from the surrounding mountains,[1] while the Satpara Stream is the lake's only outlet, which drains into the Indus River.[3] Satpara Lake is situated at an elevation of 2,600 m (8,500 ft)[1] above sea level and spans an area of 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi). It provides habitat to the brown and rainbow trout fishes which were introduced in the region.[4]
History
Traditional accounts attribute the damming of the Satpara Lake to the Balti king Ali Senge Anchan (1595–1633), while the stream was taken out of it by his queen Mandok Gyalmo to irrigate her gardens.[5] The completion of Satpara Dam downstream of the lake has enlarged the size of Satpara Lake.[6]
Physical features
The melting snow from the Deosai Plains is the main source of water for the lake.[7] At a height of 2,600 m (8,500 ft), the lake is centered with an area of 4 km with a picturesque island.
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See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Azad, Mukhtar (26 August 2004). "سدپارہ جھیل آخری سانس لے رہی ہے" [Sadpara Lake is taking its last breath]. BBC Urdu (in Urdu). Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ Hussain, Anam (12 May 2024). "Guardians of the glaciers - life beside Pakistan's vanishing ice". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ Muhammad, Ali; Shangguan, Donghui; Rasool, Ghulam; Khan, Amjad Ali; Butt, Asim Qayyum; Hussain, Ayesha; Mukhtar, Muhammad Ahsan (2024-11-02). "A Localized Evaluation of Surface Water Quality Using GIS-Based Water Quality Index along Satpara Watershed Skardu Baltistan, Pakistan". ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 13 (11): 393. doi:10.3390/ijgi13110393. ISSN 2220-9964.
- ^ T. Petr, ed. (1999). Fish and fisheries at higher altitudes: Asia (385). Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. p. 134. ISBN 92-5-104309-4.
- ^ Hauptmann, Harald (2024). "Archaeology and Anthropology in the Northern Areas". In Olivieri, Luca Maria (ed.). Lords of the Mountains: Pre-Islamic Heritage Along the Upper Indus in Pakistan. Heidelberg University Publishing. pp. 59–60. ISBN 978-3-96822-270-7.
- ^ Satpara Project
- ^ Hussain, H.; Mahmood, S.; Khalid, A. (July 2023). "Seasonal variation in non-point source heavy metal pollution in Satpara Lake and its toxicity in trout fish". Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 195 (7): 901. Bibcode:2023EMnAs.195..901H. doi:10.1007/s10661-023-11498-x. PMID 37380756.