Upper Kachura Lake
| Upper Kachura Lake | ||
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| Upper Kachura Lake in summer | ||
| Geographical location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| Places on the shore | Skardu | |
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 26 '47 " N , 75 ° 26' 45" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 2500 m | |
| surface | 20 ha | |
| length | 900 m | |
| width | 300 m | |
| Maximum depth | 70 m | |
The Upper Kachura Lake is a lake in the Skardu Valley west of the city of Skardu at almost 2500 m in Gilgit-Baltistan in northern Pakistan .
Together with Lower Kachura Lake , it is a major tourist attraction in Skardu. The mountain lake has pure, transparent water and is 70 m deep at its deepest point. In summer the water temperature reaches around 15 ° C and in winter it freezes over completely. The Indus , which flows past a few meters away and is lower down, is not a tributary of the lake.