Uchhali Lake
Salt lake in Pakistan
Uchhali Lake | |
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اوچھالی (Urdu) | |
LandsatLook image of Uchhali Lake | |
32°34′N 72°01′E / 32.56°N 72.02°E / 32.56; 72.02 | |
Type | Salt lake |
Basin countries | Pakistan |
Surface area | 943 hectares (9.43 km2)[1] |
Ramsar Wetland | |
Designated | 22 March 1996[2] |
Uchhali (Urdu: اوچھالی) is a saltwater lake in Soan Sakaser Valley in the southern Salt Range area in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. This lake is formed due to the absence of drainage in the range.
Sakaser, the highest mountain in the Salt Range at 1525 meters looms over the lake.
Due to its saline water, the lake is lifeless but offers picturesque scenery. Boats are available.
See also
- Khabikki Lake
- Uchhali Complex
References
- Afzal, Shahzad (1999). "Determination of Selenium Speciation Of Saline Lakes from Soan-Sakesar Valley Salt Range Pakistan - Pakistan Research Repository". Retrieved 16 June 2010.
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