List of lakes in Pakistan

Pakistan is home to several natural and man made lakes and reservoirs. The largest lake in Pakistan is the Manchar Lake, which is also the largest lake in South Asia. The lake is spread over an area of over 100 square miles. The highest lake in Pakistan is the Rush Lake, which is also the 25th highest lake is the world at an altitude of over 4,700 meters. The second highest lake in Pakistan is the Karambar Lake, which at an altitude of 4,272 meters, is the 31st highest lake in the world.

Natural lakes

	Name	Image	Elevation	Location	Coordinates	Description	Notes
1	Ansoo Lake		4,126 metres	Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	34°48′53.75″N 73°40′33.10″E	Ansoo Lake is a high-altitude lake (elevation 4,126 metres) located in the Kaghan Valley in Mansehra District of North-West Frontier Province. It is near Malika Parbat in the Himalayan range. The name of the lake comes from its tear like shape (the Urdu word Ansoo means tear drop).
2	Baghsar Lake		975 meters	Samahni Valley Bhimber District	33°2′42″N 74°11′50″E	The lake is nearly half a kilometer long and overlooks the Bandala Valley.
3	Banjosa Lake		1981 meters	Poonch District, Azad Kashmir	33°48′38″N 73°48′59″E	Banjosa is a small man-made lake and a tourist attraction near the city of Rawalakot in District Bagh in Azad Kashmir.
4	Borith Lake		2,600 m (8,500 feet)	Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan	-	Borith Lake is a saline water lake, located to the northwest of Husseini, a village near Gulmit, Gojal, in the upper Hunza.
5	Chitta Katha Lake		3962 meters (13,000 feet)	Shonter Valley, Azad Kashmir	34°55′8″N 74°31′17″E	Chitta Katha Lake is located in Shonter Valley of Azad Kashmir.
6	Dudipatsar Lake		3,800 meters (12,467 feet)	Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	35°1′6.6″N 74°5′22.2″E	The lake lies in the extreme north of Kaghan Valley at a height of 3,800 meters. The term dudi in Urdu means white and sar means lake.
7	Hadero Lake		-	Thatta District, Sindh	24°49′42″N 67°51′37″E	Hadero is a brackish water lake in Sindh. The lake was declared wildlife sanctuary in 1977. The lake has a surface area of 1321 hectares.
8	Haleji Lake(Urdu: ہالیجی جھیل)		-	Thatta, Sindh	24°48′10″N 67°46′38″E	The lake is located at about 70 km from Karachi and is the largest water fowl reserve in Asia.
9	Hanna Lake		1898 meters (6227 feet)	Quetta, Balochistan	30°15′N 67°06′E	Hanna Lake is located 10 km from Quetta, near Urak Valley in Balochistan.
10	Kallar Kahar		-	Chakwal District, Punjab	32°47′N 72°42′E	The salt water lake is located near Salt Range in Chakwal District, 125 km from Rawalpindi.
11	Karambar Lake		4272 meters (14,012 feet)	Ishkoman Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan	36°53′03.26″N 73°42′44.03″E	Karambar Lake is the 31st highest lakes in the world . The approximate length of the lake is 3.9 km, width is 2 km and, average depth is 52m.
12	Keenjhar Lake(Urdu: کینجھر جھیل)		21 meters, (69 feet)	Thatta, Sindh	24°57′N 68°03′E	The lake is also called Kalri Lake and is one of the largest freshwater lakes in Pakistan. The Sindhi legend of Noori Jam Tamachi took place around the lake, and to this day there is a shrine in the middle of the lake marking Noor's grave.
13	Khabikki Lake		-	Salt Range, Punjab		It is a salt water lake located in the southern Salt Range. The lake is named after a nearby village, Khabikki.
14	Kundol Lake		2743 meters (9000 feet)	Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	35°19′57″N 72°29′50″E	This lake is often confused with Mahodand Lake.
15	Lower Kachura Lake		2,500 m (8,200 feet)	Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan	35°25′40″N 75°27′16″E	The lake is also known as Shangrila Lake and is located at a drive of about 20 minutes from Skardu town. Shangrila was named after a book titled Lost Horizon by James Hilton. Shangri-la is a Chinese word meaning "Heaven on earth".
16	Lulusar Lake		3,410 m (11,200 ft)	Naran Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	35°0′8.04″N 73°9′2.66″E	The lake is the main source of the Kunhar River and has a baby lake beside it. The word "sar" means "top or peak" in Pashto.
17	Mahodand Lake		-	Kalam Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	35°0′8.04″N 73°9′2.66″E	The lake is located 40 km from Kalam Valley in the valley of Ushu.
18	Manchar Lake		34 meters (112 feet)	Sindh	26.4166°N 67.65°E / 26.4166; 67.65 (Manchar Lake)	Lake Manchar is the largest freshwater lake in Pakistan and one of the largest in Asia. It is located west of the Indus River in Sindh. The area of the lake fluctuates with the seasons from as little as 350 km² to 520 km². The lake collects water from numerous small streams in the Kirthar Mountains and empties into the Indus River.
19	Namal Lake		-	Mianwali, Punjab	-	Namal Lake is located in Namal Valley, in Mianwali. The lake is spread over an area of 5.5 km2 and was built in 1913 after the construction of Namal Dam.
20	Payee Lake		3,000 meters (10,000 feet)	Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa		The lake is also called Siri Lake and is located near Shogran, surrounded by the Makra Peak, Malika Parbat, and the mountains of Kashmir.
21	Rama Lake		2,600 meters (8530 feet)	Astore Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan	35°19′51″N 74°47′8″E	Rama Lake is located nine kilometers away from the valley of Astore in Northern Areas.
22	Rawal Lake			Islamabad		Rawal Lake is an artificial reservoir in Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan. The lake is spread over an area of 8.8 km2 and is one of the major source of water for the residents of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Rawal Lake is located within an isolated section of the Margalla Hills National Park.
23	Rush Lake		4,694 meters (15,400 feet)	Nagar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan	36°7′50″N 74°55′57″E	Rush Lake is a high altitude lake located near Rush Pari Peak. At over 4,694 meters, Rush is the highest lake in Pakistan and one of the highest alpine lakes in the world. It is located about 15 km north of Miar Peak and Spantik (Golden Peak), which are in the Nagar valley.
24	Saiful Muluk		3,224 m (10,578 feet)	Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	34°52′37.34″N 73°41′37.71″E	The lake is located in the northern end of Kaghan Valley. The lake has total surface area of over 2.5 square kilometer. The lake is famous for its fairytale of Saiful Maluk
25	Satpara Lake		2,636 meters (8,650 ft)	Skardu Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan	35°14′2″N 75°37′53″E	Satpara Lake is located in Skardu Valley and is one of the largest fresh water lakes in Pakistan. It supplies water for the town of Skardu.
26	Simli Lake		-	Islamabad	33°44′5″N 73°20′5″E	Simli Lake is located 30 km from Islamabad. The lake is formed from the melting snow and natural springs of Murree Hills. Simli Lake is the largest drinking water source for the residents of Islamabad.
27	Sheosar Lake		4,142 meters (13,589 feet)	Deosai Plains, Gilgit-Baltistan]	34°59′30.35″N 75°14′43.42″E	Sheosar Lake is situated in the Deosai Plateau, which is one of the highest plateaus of the world.
28	Shonter Lake		-	Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir	34°58′23″N 74°30′46″E	This is a small lake located in the Azad Kashmir.
29	Subri Lake		-	Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir	34°21′4″N 73°28′29″E	Subri lake, also known as Langarpura Lake, is situated 10 kilometers out of Muzaffarabad, where the Jhelum River widens to form the lake.
30	Uchhali Lake			Soan Sakaser Valley, Salt Range	32°33′25″N 72°1′31″E	The lake is located in the southern salt range and has brackish water.
31	Upper Kachura Lake		2,500 meters (8200 feet)	Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan	35°26′48″N 75°26′44″E	The lake is surrounded with wild apricot gardens and has a depth of around 70 meters. Due to rough terrain of the surrounding area, this lake is not well explored.
32	Saral Lake		2,500 meters (8200 feet)	Kaghan Valley		This lake can be acssesed from Kaghan valley and Neelum valley.

References

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• Tourism Development Corporation of Punjab (TDCP). Destinations > Lakes. [2]
• Index Mundi (January 22, 2006). "Pakistan Lakes" [3]
• Wikimapia. Map of Pakistan. [4]
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