Phoksundo Lake, Shey Phoksundo National Park
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Phoksundo Lake is an alpine fresh water oligotrophic lake in Nepal's Shey Phoksundo National Park, located at an elevation of 3,611.5 m in the Dolpa District. Phoksundo Lake is 494 ha in size with a water volume of 409,000,000 m3 and a discharge of 3.715 m3/s. In 2004, a survey by the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology measured the maximum depth of the lake at 145 m. In 2019, another detailed survey was carried out by the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, which measured the maximum depth of the lake at 136.20 m. ()
Local name: फोक्सुण्डो ताल Area: 1.91 mi²Length: 3.5 miWidth: 2625 ftMaximum depth: 447 ftElevation: 12152 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 29°11'47"N, 82°56'54"E
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