Satpara Lake
سدپارہ جھیل
The lake is set among the region’s spectacular mountainous landscapes
Satpara Lake سدپارہ جھیل is located in Gilgit Baltistan
Satpara Lake سدپارہ جھیل
Satpara Lake
سدپارہ جھیل
Locationnear Sadpara village, Skardu Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan
Coordinates35°13′46″N 75°37′49″E / 35.229521°N 75.630398°E / 35.229521; 75.630398
EtymologySadpara (lit. 'Seven gates')[1]
Basin countriesPakistan
Max. length3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi)
Max. width1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi)
Surface area4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi)
Surface elevation2,600 metres (8,500 ft)
IslandsYes[1]
SettlementsSkardu
Websitehttp://www.skardu.pk

Satpara Lake also spelled Sadpara Lake (Urdu: سدپارہ جھیل) is a natural lake near Skardu in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. The lake supplies water to Skardu Valley.[1][2] Fed by the Satpara Stream originating from the Deosai plains,[1] the stream is the lake's only outlet. Satpara Lake is situated at an elevation of 2,600 metres (8,500 ft)[1] above sea level and spans an area of 4 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi). It provides habitat to the brown and rainbow trout fishes which were introduced in the region.[3]

History

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Traditional accounts attribute the damming of the Satpara Stream to the Balti king Ali Sher Khan Anchan (1595–1633).[4] The completion of Satpara Dam downstream of the lake has enlarged the size of Satpara Lake.[5]

Physical features

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The melting snow from the Deosai Plains is the main source of water for the lake.[6] At a height of 2,600 metres (8,500 ft), the lake is centered with an area of 4 km with a picturesque island.

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  • Sadpara Lake
    Sadpara Lake
  • Turquoise water of Sadpara lake in Skardu
    Turquoise water of Sadpara lake in Skardu
  • Sadpara lake view from village in Skardu
    Sadpara lake view from village in Skardu
  • Sadpara Lake, Skardu
    Sadpara Lake, Skardu
  • Sadpara Lake, Skardu
    Sadpara Lake, Skardu

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Hussain, Anam (12 May 2024). "Guardians of the glaciers - life beside Pakistan's vanishing ice". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  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.
  5. ^ Satpara Project
  6. ^ 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.
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