Dudipatsar

Dudipatsar Lake (Urdu: دودی پت سر جھیل‎), also known as Dudipat Lake, is a lake encircled by snow clad peaks in Lulusar-Dudipatsar National Park. The lake lies in the north end of the Kaghan Valley, in the Mansehra District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in northern Pakistan.

Dudipatsar
دودی پت سر جھیل
Dudipatsar
دودی پت سر جھیل
LocationKaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Coordinates35.0181°N 74.0900°E / 35.0181; 74.0900
TypeAlpine lake/glacial
Part ofIndus River basin
Primary inflowsGlacial water
Primary outflowsPurbinar valley
Basin countriesPakistan
Max. length835 metres (2,740 ft)
Max. width600 metres (2,000 ft)
Average depthapprox. 5 m (16 ft)
Max. depthapprox. 5 m (16 ft)
Residence timeMay to September
Surface elevation3,800 metres (12,500 ft)[1]

Geography
Outlet of Dudipatsar

The lake's water is greenish blue hue and very cold, at an elevation of 3,800 metres (12,500 ft). The surrounding mountains, with snow patches in the shady dales, average around 4,800 metres (15,700 ft) in elevation. Their natural habitat is in the Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows ecoregion.[2]

Lulusar Lake, also in the park, is the primary headwaters of the Kunhar River. Saiful Muluk National Park, with Saif ul Maluk Lake, is adjacent in the 150 kilometres (93 mi) long Kaghan Valley region and together the parks protect 88,000 hectares (220,000 acres).[2]

Wildlife

The lake and its wetlands habitats are of significant ecological importance for resident fauna and migratory waterfowl.[2] Some of the park's fauna includes the snow leopard, black bear, marmot, weasel, lynx, leopard, Himalayan snowcock, and snow partridge.[2]

Access

The 2005 Kashmir earthquake in North Pakistan made access more difficult. However, since 2006 the Pakistan government has taken steps to restore tourism in the Kaghan Valley, including rebuilding and new tourism facilities and infrastructure.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Dudipatsar Lake, Naran". Virtual Tourist. 21 October 2005. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
  2. "Government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Saiful Malook & Lulusar-Dodipat National Park, Naran, District Mansehra". Archived from the original on 2011-05-09. Retrieved 2011-05-06.
  3. www.president-of-pakistan-gov: "Tourism Revival plans" Archived 2006-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
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