Tsho Rolpa (also ''Cho Rolpa'') is one of the biggest glacial lakes in

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

. The lake, which is located at an altitude of in the Rolwaling Valley,

Dolakha District Dolakha, often known as Dolkha or Dholkha (Nepal Bhasa:दोलखा जिल्ला)), a part of Bagmati Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. The district, with Charikot as its district headquarters, covers an area of a ...

, has grown considerably over the last 50 years due to glacial melting in the Himalayas.Melting Himalayan Glaciers May Doom Towns
'' National Geographic'' 7 May 2002, retrieved on 21 November 2010 Tsho Rolpa (also Cho Rolpa)

Flooding

The lake threatens to burst through its unstable dam, which would threaten the lives and livestock of over 6000 villagers living around the

Tamakoshi River The Tamakoshi River ( ne, तामाकोशी) is part of the Koshi or Sapta Koshi river system in Nepalese Himalayas. It originates from (or Rongshar Tsangpo) and Lapchi Gang rivers close to the Nepal-Tibet border. It flows in southern d ...

.Tsho Rolpa to get early warning system
''The Himalayan Times'' 23 May 2012, accessed 9 January 2013 In 2012, the

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reported that an early warning system installed by the authorities in the late 1990s, which became defunct through lack of maintenance, will be replaced by a more modern warning system for glacial floods from the lake. Chho-Rolpa warning sirens lying defunct
''The Himalayan Times'' 13 June 2010, accessed 21 November 2010

References

{{reflist Lakes of Bagmati Province Glacial lakes of Nepal Himalayas Dolakha District