Gadsar Lake
Lake in Jammu and Kashmir, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Gadsar Lake,[1] also called Yemsar, is an alpine high altitude oligotrophic lake[2] in the Ganderbal district[3] of Kashmir Division in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It has an elevation of 3,600 metres (11,800 ft), a maximum length of 0.85 km and maximum width of 0.76 km.
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Lake of Fishes | |
Location | Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir |
Coordinates | 34.421669°N 75.057274°E / 34.421669; 75.057274 |
Type | oligotrophic lake |
Primary inflows | Melting of snow |
Primary outflows | A stream tributary of Neelum River |
Basin countries | India |
Max. length | 0.85 kilometres (0.53 mi) |
Max. width | 0.76 kilometres (0.47 mi) |
Surface area | 0.7421 km2 (0.2865 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | 3,600 metres (11,800 ft) |
Frozen | December to April |
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