Karambar Lake (), also known as Qurumbar Lake, is a high altitude lake located in Broghil Valley , District Upper Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
Pakistan
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. It is the 33rd highest lake in the world and falls in the
Hindu Kush-Himalaya region, which is one of the world's richest
biodiversity
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regions.
Alternate names
The lake is also known as Qurumbar Lake in some references and alternately is spelled as Karomber or Karamber.
Hydrology
The approximate length of the lake is , width is and, average depth is .
Karambar Lake is the deepest lake in the valley with a maximum and mean depth of 55m and 17.08m respectively and is spread over a surface area of . Water clarity level is 13.75 (
Secchi Disc
The Secchi disk (or Secchi disc), as created in 1865 by Angelo Secchi, is a plain white, circular disk in diameter used to measure water transparency or turbidity in bodies of water. The disc is mounted on a pole or line, and lowered slowly down ...
Reading), which is the highest value ever recorded in the literature of lakes in Pakistan.
See also
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List of lakes of Pakistan
Pakistan is home to many natural and man-made lakes and reservoirs. The largest lake in Pakistan is the Manchar Lake. The lake is spread over an area of over .
The highest lakes in Pakistan are the Paristan Lake and Shimshal Lake, which both a ...
References
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Lakes of Gilgit-Baltistan