Phoksundo Lake

Phoksundo Lake

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reference = A 2004 survey by the Department of Hydrology and Meterology measured the maximum depth of the lake at 145m, not the 650m previously reported. [http://www.nepalnews.com.np/archive/2004/jul/arc_jul04_04.htm NepalNews.com 4 July 2004] ] [http://www.phalano.com/?p=573/ PHALANO.com] ]

Phoksundo Lake, also known as Phoksumdo Lake, is the deepest lake in Nepal. It is in Shey Phoksundo National Park. On its southern end, the village of Ringmo sits on the 30,000-40,000 year old landslide dam that formed the lake. [Predesign, failure and displacement mechanisms oflarge rockslides in the Langthang-, Annapurna- andKanjiroba Himalayas of Nepal [http://www.cosis.net/abstracts/EGU05/04125/EGU05-J-04125.pdf] ] Past the dam, the waters of the lake plunge over a 167 meter tall waterfall.

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