Tsomoriri
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| Geographical location | Ladakh ( India ) | |
| Drain | drainless | |
| Places on the shore | Korzok | |
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| Coordinates | 32 ° 54 ′ N , 78 ° 19 ′ E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 4522 m | |
| surface | 145.3 km² | |
| length | 26.5 km | |
| width | 7.5 km | |
| scope | 108.75 km | |
The Tsomoriri (also Tso Moriri ) is a lake in the Indian Union Territory of Ladakh .
The lake is located in the east of Ladakh at an altitude of 4522 m with an area of approx. 145.3 km². It is flanked in the east and west by mountain ridges over 6000 m high. The Tsomoriri has two main tributaries that flow into the lake in the north and south-west. Originally the water of the Tsomoriri flowed south to the Parechu , a left tributary of the Spiti in the catchment area of the Satluj . Today the Tsomoriri forms an outflow-free lake. Due to the lack of runoff, the lake is slightly salty. The lake is oligotrophic , which means that it has a low nutrient content. The settlement of Korzok is located on the western shore of the lake . This can be reached via a road from the village of Mahe in the upper Indus Valley .
Since August 19, 2002, the body of water and its bank area have had the protection status of a Ramsar area .
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- ↑ a b c National Wetland Atlas: High Altitude Lakes Of India (PDF (8.66 MB)) Space Applications Center, ISRO, Government of India. Sept 2012.