Satpara Lake also spelled ''Sadpara Lake'' () is a natural lake near
Skardu
Skardu (, Tibetan script: སྐར་མདོ, ) is a city located in Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kas ...
in the
Gilgit-Baltistan
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region of
Pakistan
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. The lake supplies water to Skardu Valley.
Fed by the
Satpara Stream originating from the
Deosai plains,
the stream is the lake's only outlet. Satpara Lake is situated at an elevation of
above sea level and spans an area of . It provides habitat to the
brown
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In the ...
and
rainbow trout
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fishes which were introduced in the region.
History
Traditional accounts attribute the damming of the
Satpara Stream to the Balti king
Ali Sher Khan Anchan
Ali Sher Khan ( Balti: ཨལི་ཤེར་ཁན་ཨནཆན་།; 1580–1633), better known by his title Anchan ("the Great"), was the Maqpon king of Baltistan from 1595 to 1633. Considered greatest of the Balti rulers, Anchan unifi ...
(1595–1633).
The completion of
Satpara Dam downstream of the lake has enlarged the size of Satpara Lake.
Physical features
The melting snow from the
Deosai Plains is the main source of water for the lake.
At a height of , the lake is centered with an area of 4 km with a picturesque island.
Gallery
File:Green Sadpara Lake.jpg, Sadpara Lake
File:Turquoise Sadpara lake.jpg, Turquoise water of Sadpara lake in Skardu
File:Sadpara Lake and road.jpg, Sadpara lake view from village in Skardu
File:Green Sadpara Lake Xo.jpg, Sadpara Lake, Skardu
File:Green Sadpara Lake (SO).jpg, Sadpara Lake, Skardu
See also
*
Satpara Dam
*
Satpara Stream
References
Lakes of Gilgit-Baltistan
Skardu District
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