Attabad lake
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Attabad Lake Gojal Lake |
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| Geographical location |
Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan
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| Tributaries | Hunza | |
| Drain | Hunza | |
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 20 '13 " N , 74 ° 52' 3" E | |
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| length | 21 km | |
| volume | 450 million m³ | |
Lake Attabad (also Gojal Lake ) is a lake in Gilgit-Baltistan , Pakistan . The lake was formed after a landslide on January 4, 2010 dammed the Hunza River . The dam formed by the landslide is located about 12 km upstream from the city of Karimabad .
In May 2010 the lake extended over a length of around 16 (or 21) km. Its volume was estimated at 407 million m³ (0.33 million acre-feet ) or 450 to 500 million m³ of water.
When the lake was formed, the Karakoram Highway was flooded over a length of 25 km; part of the highway was also buried by the landslide. In September 2015, a bypass road with several tunnels was opened so that the Karakoram Highway, which was damaged by the landslide, could be used again.
Web links
Commons : Attabad Lake - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Natural reservoir swallows villages. Spiegel Online (SPON), May 15, 2010, accessed on March 3, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Thousands of people are fleeing from the threatening mountain lake flood. SPON, May 19, 2010, accessed March 3, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Attabad lake swallows Shishkat. The Express Tribune , May 26, 2010, accessed March 3, 2019 .
- ^ A b Damming events at Attabad. www.waterpowermagazine.com, March 21, 2011, accessed March 3, 2019 .
- ↑ PM inaugurates tunnels over Attabad Lake in UK. The Express Tribune, September 14, 2015, accessed March 3, 2019 .