Satpara Lake

Satpara Lake
سدپارہ جھیل
Satpara Lake; سدپارہ جھیل
	The lake is set among the region’s spectacular mountainous landscapes
Location	Skardu Valley
Coordinates	35°13′46″N 75°37′49″E / 35.229521°N 75.630398°E
Basin countries	Pakistan
Max. length	3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi)
Max. width	1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi)
Islands	yes
Settlements	Skardu
Website	http://www.skardu.pk

Satpara Lake (Urdu: سدپارہ جھیل) is a natural lake near Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, which supplies water to Skardu Valley. It is fed by the Satpara Stream.

Satpara Lake is situated at an elevation of 2,636 meters (8,650 ft) above sea level and is spread over an area of 2.5 km².^{[citation needed]}

The completion of Satpara Dam downstream of the lake has enlarged the size of Satpara Lake.^[1]

Physical Features

The melting ice of the Deosai plains are main source of water for the lake.
The lake is centered with an area of 2.5 km with airy-tale^{[citation needed]} picturesque island.^[2]

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