Lower Kachura Lake
کچورہ جھیل
Lower Kachura Lake and western Himalayas
Lower Kachura Lakeکچورہ جھیل is located in Gilgit Baltistan
Lower Kachura Lakeکچورہ جھیل
Lower Kachura Lake
کچورہ جھیل
LocationSkardu, Gilgit-Baltistan
Coordinates35°26′48″N 75°26′44″E / 35.44667°N 75.44556°E / 35.44667; 75.44556 (Kachura Lake)
Part ofIndus River basin
Basin countriesPakistan
Max. depth70 metres (230 ft)
Surface elevation2,500 metres (8,200 ft)
SettlementsKASHMIR
WebsiteVisit Gilgit-Baltistan

The Kachura Lakes (Urdu: کچورہ جھیل) are three lakes in the Skardu District of Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. The lakes, at 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in elevation, are Upper Kachura Lake and Lower Kachura Lake.[1] The latter is also known as Shangrila Lake and is within a tourist resort named Shangrila Resort outside the town of Skardu another lake called Zambakha Lake is situated in the small village Zambakha adjacent to Shangri-la. The lakes are in the Karakoram mountain range of the western Himalayas, the greater Kashmir region, and in the Indus River basin.

Upper Kachura Lake

Upper Kachura Lake is of clear water and has a depth of 70 metres (230 ft). In summer it has a temperature of 15 °C (59 °F).[2] In winter the surface is frozen solid. The upper Indus River flows nearby at a lower elevation.

The beauty of the Upper Kachura Lake is almost untampered and mostly unexplored by travelers, due to lack of infrastructure owing to its rough terrain The area has a rich flora of the Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests ecoregion, and also known for its wild apricot - Prunus armeniaca orchards. Recreation activities at Upper Kachura Lake include hiking, trout fishing, and Himalaya mountaineering.

Lower Kachura Lake (kandoor)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Upper and Lower Kachura, Skardu". Youlin Magazine.
  2. ↑ "Depth and Temperature of Upper Kachura Lake". www.inspirock.com. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
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