Tsho Rolpa
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| Tsho Rolpa Lake with Likhu Chuli in the background | ||
| Geographical location | District Dolakha ( Nepal ) | |
| Tributaries | Trakarding Glacier | |
| Drain | Rolwaling Chu → Tamakoshi | |
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| Coordinates | 27 ° 51 '45 " N , 86 ° 28' 31" E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 4555 m | |
| surface | 1.53 km² | |
| length | 3.45 km | |
| width | 500 m | |
| volume | 85.94 million m³ | |
| Maximum depth | 133.5 m | |
| Middle deep | 55 m | |
| Catchment area | 77.6 km² | |
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| Flood warning system at Tsho Rolpa | ||
The Tsho Rolpa is a glacial rim lake in the Rolwaling Himal , a mountain group in the central Himalayas .
The lake is located in the Dolakha district in the Janakpur administrative zone of Nepal . The Tsho Rolpa is one of the largest glacial lakes in Nepal. It lies at an altitude of 4555 m . Its area is 1.53 km². It has a length of 3.45 km in a west-east direction. Its width is 0.5 km. The mean water depth is 55 m. The maximum water depth is 133.5 m. The lake has a water volume of 85.94 million cubic meters.
The Tsho Rolpa is fed on the east side by the Trakarding Glacier . The Rolwaling Chu , a left tributary of the Tamakoshi , forms the drain at the western end of the lake.
There is a risk that the natural dam that dams the lake could break in the future and trigger a flood event in the downstream areas. For this reason, a flood warning system was set up at the lake.
