Lakes

6,368 m

Lhagba Pool

Lake · Mahalangur

The Lhagba Pool was a high altitude lake considered to exist, but an examination of evidence, including satellite photos leads to a conclusion that it has dried out. It was considered the highest lake in Tibet and the second highest lake…

5,148 m

Gurudongmar Lake

Lake · Darjeeling Sikkim

Gurudongmar Lake is one of the highest lakes in the world and in India, at an elevation of 5,430 m (17,800 ft) according to the Government of Sikkim. It is located in the Great Himalayas in the Mangan district in Indian state of Sikkim, …

5,010 m

Imja Tsho

Lake · Mahalangur

Imja Tsho is a glacial lake created after melt water began collecting at the foot of the Imja Glacier on the lower part of the glacier in the 1950s. A 2009 study described this lake of melt water as one of the fastest-growing in the Hima…

Lhamo Latso or Lha-mo La-tso is a small oval oracle lake where senior Tibetan monks of the Gelug sect go for visions to assist in the discovery of reincarnations of the Dalai Lamas. Other pilgrims also come to seek visions. It is conside…

4,919 m

Tilicho Lake

Lake · Annapurna

Tilicho Lake is a glacial lake in Manang district of Nepal at an elevation of 4,919 m (16,138 ft) in the Annapurna range of the Himalayas. Another source lists the elevation of the lake as 4,949 m (16,237 ft). According to the Nepali Dep…

4,671 m

Kyagar Tso

Lake · Ladakh

Kyagar Tso or Kyagar Lake is a small brackish lake surrounded by mountains situated in the Ladakh region of the northern Indian Union Territory of Ladakh in India. From afar, it can be spotted by its turquoise colour. It lies in the Salt…

4,541 m

Tso Kar

Lake · Ladakh

The Tso Kar or Tsho kar is a fluctuating salt lake known for its size and depth situated in the Rupshu Plateau and valley in Changthang district in the southern part in Union Territory of Ladakh in India.It is located 102 km from Leh Cit…

4,522 m

Tso Moriri

Lake · Ladakh

Tso Moriri or Lake Moriri, 4,522 m (14,836 ft), is a high-altitude lake and a Ramsar wetland site in the remote Changthang Plateau in the Changthang district of the union territory of Ladakh in India. As the largest high-altitude lake en…

4,184 m

Manimahesh Lake

Lake · Himachal - Chamba

Manimahesh Lake is considered a sacred lake in the Hindu religion. This lake is situated on the Manimahesh Kailash mountain, one of the Panch Kailash mountains mentioned in the Sanatan religion.Manimahesh is a high altitude lake situated…

4,160 m

Bhrigu Lake

Lake · Himachal - Kullu-Manali

Bhrigu Lake or Brighu Lake is a lake located at an elevation of around 4,300 metres (14,100 ft) in Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, India. It is located to the east of Rohtang Pass and is around 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Gulaba village…

4,142 m

Sheosar Lake

Lake · West Karakoram

Sheosar Lake is an alpine lake situated at the western end of Deosai National Park, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Located at an elevation of 4,250 metres (13,940 ft), the lake is regarded as one of the highest altitude lakes in the world.

4,138 m

Dhankar Lake

Lake · Himachal - Spiti

Dhankar Lake is a high-altitude lake in Spiti Valley, in the Himachal Pradesh state of India. At an elevation of 4,140 metres (13,580 ft), it lies above the Dhankar monastery in the Lahaul-Spiti district and can be approached by a trek f…

4,100 m

Panch Pokhari

Lake · Langtang

Panch Pokhari is a group of 5 (panch) Hindu holy lakes in the Sindhupalchowk District of Nepal. The lakes are a popular destination for Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims during Janai Purnima.

3,850 m

Rakwa Tso

Lake · Arunachal & Eastern Himalaya

Rakwa Tso, also known as Rawu Tso or Ranwu Lake, is a lake in Baxoi County, Chamdo Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, to the north of Arza Gongla Glacier, and to the south of Ngagung Tso. The lake covers an area of 27 km2 (10 sq…

3,812 m

Krishansar Lake

Lake · Kashmir

The Krishansar Lake or Krishan Sar is a high elevation oligotrophic lake located in the Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is situated near the tourist town of Sonamarg, in the Ganderbal district, at an elevation of 3,710 metres…

3,663 m

Vishansar Lake

Lake · Kashmir

The Vishansar Lake also known as Vishan Sar is an alpine, high-elevation oligotrophic lake, located near Ganderbal town and Sonamarg in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies at an elevation of 3,710 metres (12,170 f…

3,622 m

Nako Lake

Lake · Himachal - Kinnaur

Nako Lake is a high-altitude lake in the Pooh sub-division of the Kinnaur district of the state of Himachal Pradesh in India. It forms part of the boundary of Nako village and is named after it. It is about 3,662 metres (12,014 ft) above…

3,575 m

Sheshnag Lake

Lake · Kashmir

Sheshnag Lake is an alpine high elevation oligotrophic lake located in Amarnath in the Anantnag district of Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India at an elevation of 3590 meters. It is situated on the track leading to the Amarnath ca…

3,571 m

Gangbal Lake

Lake · Kashmir

Gangabal Lake, also called Haramukh Ganga, is a high-altitude glacial lake situated at the foot of Mount Harmukh in the Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir, India in the disputed Kashmir region. The lake has a maximum length of 2.5 kilometres…

3,570 m

Gadsar Lake

Lake · Kashmir

The Gadsar Lake or Gad Sar, also called Yem Sar, is an "alpine high-altitude oligotrophic lake" in the Bandipore district of Kashmir Division, in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It has an elevation of 3,600 metres (11,800 ft), a maximum length…

3,489 m

Kausar Nag

Lake · Kashmir

Kausar Nag, also called Konsarnag and Kramasaras, is a high-altitude oligotrophic lake located at an elevation of 3,500 metres (11,500 ft) above sea level. Kausar Nag is located in the Pir Panjal mountain range in Kulgam district of Jamm…

3,090 m

Dodital

Lake · Uttrakhand - Garhwal

Dodital is a freshwater lake in uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, India, situated at a height of 3,657 metres (11,998 ft). The Assi Ganga river emerges from Dodital and joins Bhagirathi at the confluence in Gangori, near Uttarkashi. The …

2,602 m

Prashar Lake

Lake · Himachal - Kullu-Manali

Parashar Lake is a freshwater lake located at an elevation of 2,730 metres (8,960 ft) in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It lies 12 km (7.5 mi) north of the town of Mandi, and has a three storied pagoda-like temple dedicat…

2,500 m

Upper Kachura Lake

Lake · West Karakoram

The Kachora Tso 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 Foroq Tso (Upper Kachura Lake) and Lower Kachura Lake. The la…

2,381 m

Deoria Tal

Lake · Uttrakhand - Garhwal

Deoria Tal is a lake about 3 km (1.9 mi) from the villages of Mastura and Sari on the Ukhimath-Chopta road in the state of Uttarakhand in India. Situated at an altitude of 2,438 metres (7,999 ft) in the Garhwal Himalayas, it has heavily …

2,319 m

Lower Kachura Lake

Lake · West Karakoram

Lower Kachura Lake, also known as Shangrila Lake, is a lake located near the city of Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Situated at the height of 2,500 metres (8,200 ft), it has had an operational resort for tourists on its bank since…

1,798 m

Khecheopalri Lake

Lake · Darjeeling Sikkim

Khecheopalri Lake, originally known as Kha-Chot-Palri, is a lake located near Khecheopalri village, 147 kilometres (91 mi) west of Gangtok in the West Sikkim district of the Northeastern Indian state of Sikkim.

1,580 m

Wular Lake

Lake · Kashmir

Wular Lake, also known as Wolar in Kashmiri, is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the South Asia. It is located near Bandipora town in the Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, India in the disputed Kashmir region. The lake basin…

Sattal or Sat Tal is an interconnected group of seven freshwater lakes situated in the Lower Himalayan Range near Bhimtal, a town of the Nainital district in Uttarakhand, India. During the British Raj, the area had a tea plantation, one …

Adha Tsho is a natural low altitude lake and pilgrimage place located near a paddy field in Athang Gewog of Wangdue Phodrang District in Bhutan.

Ahansar Lake is a rural freshwater ox-bow lake located in close vicinity of Manasbal Lake in Ahan village, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated approximately 26 kilometers northwest of Srinagar city within the geo…

Anchar Lake ; lit. 'Pickle') is a lake located in Soura in the Srinagar district of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.

Attabad Lake

Lake · West Karakoram

Attabad Lake, also known as Hunza Lake, is a lake located in the Gojal region of the Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan. It was formed in January 2010 when a significant landslide impounded the water in the Hunza River in Attabad vi…

Bhimtal Lake

Lake · Uttrakhand - Garhwal

Bhimtal is a lake in the town of Bhimtal, near Nainital city in Nainital district of Kumaon, India with a masonry dam built in 1883 creating the storage facility. It is the largest lake of Nainital district, as well as Kumaon, which is k…

Birendra Lake

Lake · Mansiri (Gurkha)

Birendra Lake, is a freshwater lake located in Manaslu Glacier in Gorkha District in northern-central Nepal at an elevation of approximately 4500m. The lake is named behind the Late King Birendra of Nepal. In 2024, an avalanche caused i…

Borith Lake

Lake · West Karakoram

Borith Lake is a lake in Gojal, the Upper Hunza Valley in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. Borith lies about 2,600 metres (8,500 ft) above sea level.

Brari Nambal

Lake · Kashmir

Brari Nambal, commonly known as Bab Demb or Baba Demb, is a small freshwater lake located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is connected to the Dal Lake via a channel and is therefore sometimes referred to as a lagoon of the Dal …

Como Chamling

Lake · Mahalangur

Como Chamling is a saline lake in eastern Dinggyê County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, on the Tibetan Plateau. As of 2007, it has an area of 53.2 square kilometers (20.5 sq mi), down from 66.3 square kilometers (25.6 sq mi) in 1974, a…

Dehnasar Lake

Lake · Himachal - Kullu-Manali

Dehnasar Lake is a high-altitude freshwater lake lying in the Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh, India in Barot Valley. This is a concurrent place for Kullu, Kangra and Mandi and people gather on 20th of Bhadrapada for the holy bath. I…

Dharamsar Lake is an alpine lake in the Kaghan Valley in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located approximately 3,690 metres (12,110 ft) above sea level to the left of Babusar Top going eastwards from Chilas on the Kara…

Dhumba lake

Lake · Annapurna

Dhumba lake is located in Mustang district of Nepal at an altitude of 2830 m. It is about 5.5 km west of Jomsom Thini village. The lake is about 150 meters long and 100 meters wide. The lake is fed by ice melt from Mount Nilgiri.

Dudipatsar

Lake · West Karakoram

Dudipatsar Lake, also known as Dudipat Lake, is a lake encircled by snow-clad peaks in Lulusar-Dudipatsar National Park. The lake lies at the north end of the Kaghan Valley, in the Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in north…

Ganga Lake

Lake · Arunachal & Eastern Himalaya

Gyekir Sinyi also known as Ganga Lake, is a lake in Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh. It is a natural, freshwater lake that is located within the Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary. It is one of the popular places in Itanagar. People …

Gangapurna Lake

Lake · Annapurna

Gangapurna Lake is a glacial lake in Manang, Gandaki Province, Nepal. It was formed by glaciers from Gangapurna (7,454m), Annapurna IV (7,525m), Khangsar Kang and Glacier Dom.

Gil Sar

Lake · Kashmir

Gil Sar is a lake located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The lake is named after Moorhen which is called Gil in Kashmiri language. It is in a highly deteriorated condition due to encroachment. The lake is sometimes considered a p…

Hathni Kund is a location of origin of Western Yamuna Canal in the Indian state of Haryana, built on a raised plinth overlooking the Yamuna River. The river flows into the plains of Haryana after crossing over the last lap of the Himalay…

Kacheli Lake is a high-altitude lake located in Kacheli Meadows in Miacher Valley of Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Climbing steeply from the Miachar Daman-e-Koh base camp, Kacheli Lake can be reached in about two hours on f…

Kajin Sara is a lake in the Manang district of Nepal.

Kamal lake

Lake · Dhaulagiri

Kamal lake, also called Rukmani lake, is located in Rukum district of western Nepal. The lake is popular for lotus flower. The surface area of the lake is about 2 km2.

Kamrunag Lake is located in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is situated at 3,334 m (10,938 ft) above sea level in D.P.F. Kamrunag which is between the Mandi State and the Suket State. To reach the lake there is an on-fo…

Kareri Lake

Lake · Himachal - Kangra-Dhauladhar

Kareri Lake is a shallow high elevation fresh water lake located on the southern spur of the Dhauladhar range approximately 9 km northwest of Dharamsala in Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Khajjiar Lake

Lake · Himachal - Chamba

Khajjiar Lake is situated in Khajjiar, in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is situated at a height of around 1,951 m above sea level between Dalhousie and Chamba Town. The lake is set in a huge grassy landscape, with evergr…

Khanpursar

Lake · Kashmir

Khanpursar Lake is a shallow, non-mictic lake, near Ganderbal town in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It lies 24 km north-west of Srinagar city in the village of Khanpur on the right bank of the Jehlum River. The fa…

Kharfaq Lake

Lake · East Karakoram

Kharfaq Lake is a high-altitude natural lake located in the Karakoram mountain range in Kharfaq, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. July and August are the best months to visit the lake. The lake's water level starts rising in May with increase…

Khushal Sar

Lake · Kashmir

Khushal Sar is a lake located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is in a highly deteriorated condition and has been encroached upon at many places with illegal construction and landfilling. The lake once stretched from Zoonimar up…

Kutwal Lake

Lake · West Karakoram

Kutwal Lake is a high-altitude lake located in the Haramosh valley of Gilgit district, in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The valley lies about 60 miles to the east of the district capital, Gilgit. The lake is surrounded by several high moun…

Macchial Lake or Machyal Lake is a low altitude lake which is situated in Mandi district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. The lake is considered sacred and is named after Machinder Nath or Matasya Avtar of Lord Vishnu literally '…

Maguri Motapung Beel

Lake · Arunachal & Eastern Himalaya

Maguri Motapung Beel is a wetland and lake located near Dibru-Saikhowa National Park and Motapung Village of Tinsukia district in Assam. Maguri Motapung Beel serves as a natural home to wildlife and provide a source of livelihood to the …

Mahakali Lake is a high altitude lake which lies between Sano and Gudial villages of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh, India. It is about 4,080 metres (13,390 ft) above the sea level. This lake remains frozen for 6 months from Novembe…

Manasbal Lake

Lake · Kashmir

Manasbal Lake is the deepest freshwater lake found in the Safapora area of Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India in the disputed Kashmir region. Named after the sacred Manasarovar. The lake is encircled by four villages, viz., J…

Mansar Lake

Lake · Kashmir

Mansar Lake is a lake located in Mansar in the Samba district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located 19 km from Samba town & 62 km (39 mi) from the city of Jammu. It is fringed by forest-covered hills, and is o…

Membartsho

Lake · Bhutan - Central

Membartsho, also known as Mebar Tsho, is a holy site, revered as the place where Pema Lingpa, Bhutan's greatest tertön, discovered several of Guru Rinpoche's terma in the 15th century. It is a 30-minute drive from Chamkhar town and takes…

The Nandan Sar Lake is an oval shaped alpine lake located, near Pir Panjal Pass. in the Pir Panjal Range in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Naryanbagh Lake or Narayanbagh Sar is a shallow lake situated 14 km from Ganderbal town & 30 kilometers from Srinagar city in between the Dab and Narayanbagh villages of Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Covering an area of…

Ngagung Tso is a lake in Pome County, Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, at the foot of the Lhagu Glacier. Alongside Rawok Tso, it one of the largest lakes in the region of Pome.

Nigeen Lake

Lake · Kashmir

Nigeen Lake is a lake located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is mildly eutrophic, a term that refers to a body of water rich in nutrients, which cause excessive growth of aquatic plants like algae, resulting in bacteria that c…

Pyala Lake

Lake · West Karakoram

Pyala Lake is a small natural lake in Jalkhand, Kaghan Valley, Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Located 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Naran, the lake's circular shape gives it its name.

Renuka Lake

Lake · Himachal - Pabbar

Renuka lake is in the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh in India and it is 672 m above the sea level. It is the largest lake in Himachal Pradesh, with a circumference of about 3214 m. This lake was named after the goddess Renuka and i…

Rewalsar Lake

Lake · Himachal - Kullu-Manali

Rewalsar Lake, also known as Tso Pema, is a mid-altitude lake located in the mountains of the Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh, India. It is located 22.5 km south-west from the town of Mandi, at an elevation of about 1,360 metres (4,46…

Shree Rukmani Kund is a water reservoir surrounded by mountains in the middle of the Sivalik Hills Forest in Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, India. Rukmani Kund, 28 km from Bilaspur, was selected in HGKK for the year 2012–2013.Rukma…

Salpa Pokhari or Salpa Pond is a natural lake located in Dobhane village, Bhojpur District, Nepal. The lake lies at an altitude of 3443 metres and drains into the Sunkoshi River watershed.

Sasoni Merbil

Lake · Arunachal & Eastern Himalaya

Sasoni Merbil is a wetland ecosystem and eco-tourism destination located near Naharkatiya in the Dibrugarh district of Assam, India. Often referred to as the “Island of Silence”, the site is known for its tranquil natural environment and…

Shounter Lake

Lake · West Karakoram

Shounter Lake is a scenic lake located in Shounter Valley, a sub valley of Neelam Valley, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, at the elevation of 3,100 meters (10,200 ft). The lake is fed by glacial melt. It is encircled by snow-covered mountains, l…

Surinsar Lake

Lake · Kashmir

Surinsar Lake is a lake which is situated in Surinsar in Samba district in Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located 19 km from Samba town & 42 km (26 mi) from Jammu city by road, surrounded by hills and dense forests, a…

Tarina Tsho is one of the lakes of Bhutan that is a major contributor to GLOF danger in the country. It was the source of the 1983 GLOF that destroyed part of Punakha Dzong.

Timbung Pokhari is a natural fresh water lake located at an elevation of 4335 m in Sidingwa Rural Municipality in the Taplejung district of Nepal. The name was given to the pond because it often makes a gunfire sound. The lake is about 4…

Tulian Lake

Lake · Kashmir

Tulian Lake or Tulian Sar is an alpine lake located, near Anantnag-Pahalgam in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies at an altitude of 3,684 metres (12,087 ft) above sea level, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southwest from Pahal…

Waskura Lake or Waskura Sar is a rural freshwater lake rested in the scenic landscapes of Kashmir Valley, situated about 13 km west of Ganderbal town in Waskura village of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir, India. With an altitude …

Zharba Lake

Lake · West Karakoram

Zharba Tso or Blind Lake is a panoramic lake near Shigar Valley, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan. The lake is used as a water reservoir for the residents of Shigar Valley. It is fed by the Indus River.