Khukush Langar (Baha) Lake

Baha Lake
Baha Lake
	Baha Lake Location in Pakistan
Location	Koh-i-Ghizer, Gupis–Yasin District, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan
Coordinates	35°59′44″N 72°36′42″E
Type	lake, reservoir
Native name	باہا جھیل (Urdu); باہو چھت (Khowar);
Primary inflows	Ghizer River
Basin countries	Pakistan
Max. length	5 km (16,000 ft)
Max. width	0.754 km (2,470 ft)
Surface area	240 acres (97 ha)
Max. depth	240 ft (73 m)
Frozen	November to April
Settlements	Phander

Baha Lake (Urdu: باہا جھیل, Khowar: باہو چھت) is situated in Shandur Valley Tehsil Gupis of Ghizer District, Ghizer District, the westernmost part of the Northern Areas and northernmost territory of Pakistan. This lake is an important source of fresh water with full of trout.

Location

Baha Lake is located in Koh-i-Ghizer of District Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 3,622 metres (11,883 ft). Its direction is from north to south. To reach Baha Lake, a person must take the Karakoram Highway from Islamabad to Gilgit. And then take Gilgit-Chitral road west from Gilgit, and then continue his journey straight towards Chitral. When it comes in Langar, the main road goes toward Shandur and on the left hand side to south direction, Khukush Nallah starts. One cannot take any bike or bicycle as there are bothering trek road to reach Baha Lake. It takes 2 hours from Langar to reach at Baha Lake.

Physical appearance

Baha Lake has sky blue colour. It is the longest natural lake in Gilgit-Baltistan. It is 5 kilometers in length and 750 meters in width. It is not an easy job for a person to complete a trip round the lake.

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