Phoksundo Lake
| Phoksundo Lake | |
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| फोक्सुण्डो(Nepali) | |
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  Phoksundo Lake | |
 Bathymetric Map of Phoksundo Lake published by Department of Hydrology and Meteorology in 2019 | |
| Location | Dolpa District,Nepal |
| Coordinates | 29°12′30″N82°57′30″E/ 29.20833°N 82.95833°E |
| Primary outflows | Suligad River |
| Basincountries | Nepal |
| Max. length | 5.64 km (3.50 mi) |
| Max. width | 549.89–975.24 m (1,804.1–3,199.6 ft) |
| Surface area | 485 ha (4.85 km2) |
| Max. depth | 136.20 m (446.9 ft) |
| Water volume | 398.73×106m3(14.081×109cu ft) |
| Shore length1 | 18,295.26 m (60,023.8 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 3,589 m (11,775 ft) |
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| Designated | 23 September 2007 |
| Reference no. | 1694[1] |
| 1Shore length isnot a well-defined measure. | |
Phoksundo Lake(Nepali:फोक्सुण्डो,romanized:Phoksuṇḍo,pronounced[pʰoksuɳɖo]) is an alpine fresh wateroligotrophiclakeinNepal'sShey Phoksundo National Park,located at an elevation of 3,611.5 m (11,849 ft) in theDolpa District.Phoksundo Lake is 494 ha (1.91 sq mi) in size with a water volume of 409,000,000 m3(1.44×1010cu ft) and a discharge of 3.715 m3/s (131.2 cu ft/s).[2]In 2004, a survey by the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology measured the maximum depth of the lake at 145 m (476 ft).[3]In 2019, another detailed survey was carried out by the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, which measured the maximum depth of the lake at 136.20 m (446.9 ft).[4]
In September 2007, Phoksundo Lake has been designated aRamsar site.[5]
On the lake' southern end, the village ofRingmosits on the 30,000- to 40,000-year-oldlandslide damthat formed the lake.[6]Past the dam, the waters of the lake plunge over a 167 m (548 ft) tall waterfall.
Religious significance
[edit]There are more than 20stupasin the southern belt, and onegompain the eastern side of the lake, where annual prayers and worship are carried out. TraditionalTibetan cultureprevails in upperDolpo;BuddhismandBonare prevalent in lower Dolpo, including Ringmo village.[2]
References
[edit]- ^"Phoksundo Lake".RamsarSites Information Service.Retrieved25 April2018.
- ^abBhuju, U. R.; Shakya, P. R.; Basnet, T. B. & Shrestha, S. (2007). "Makalu Barun National Park".Nepal Biodiversity Resource Book. Protected Areas, Ramsar Sites, and World Heritage Sites.Kathmandu: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, in cooperation with United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. pp. 55–57.ISBN978-92-9115-033-5.
- ^Nepalnews (2004).Rara is Nepal’s deepest lake: Survey
- ^Government of Nepal, Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (July 2019).Preparation of Bathymetric Map of Phoksundo Lake of Dolpa to Update its Inventory(PDF).Kathmandu: Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.Retrieved25 May2020.
- ^Bhandari, B. B. (2009).Wise use of Wetlands in Nepal.Banko Janakari, Special Issue February 2009: 10–17.
- ^Weidinger, J. T. (2005).Predesign, failure and displacement mechanisms of large rockslides in the Langthang-, Annapurna- and Kanjiroba Himalayas of Nepal.Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 7, 04125, 2005
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