{"id":374945,"date":"2026-11-03T17:35:34","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T12:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=374945"},"modified":"2026-11-03T17:35:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T12:05:34","slug":"shey-phoksundo-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/shey-phoksundo-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Shey-Phoksundo Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Six Indian tourists, including two women and four men, went missing while trekking towards Nepal&#8217;s Shey-Phoksundo Lake following heavy snowfall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Shey-Phoksundo Lake<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_374956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-374956\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-374956\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-Nepal-News.jpg?resize=300%2C172&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Shey-Phoksundo Lake\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-Nepal-News.jpg?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-Nepal-News.jpg?resize=1024%2C589&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-Nepal-News.jpg?resize=768%2C441&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-Nepal-News.jpg?w=1030&amp;ssl=1 1030w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-374956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Nepal News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shey-Phoksundo Lake<\/strong> is an <strong>alpine freshwater lake.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> It is located in <strong>Dolpa District, Nepal,<\/strong> within <strong>Shey-Phoksundo National Park<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Formation:<\/strong> The lake was <strong>formed by a landslide dam<\/strong> around 30,000\u201340,000 years ago.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Elevation:<\/strong> It is situated at an elevation of<strong> 3,611.5 m above sea level.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Physical Features:<\/strong> The lake covers an area of<strong> 494 hectares<\/strong> and has a <strong>water volume of 409 million cubic m.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Depth:<\/strong> A detailed survey conducted in 2019 measured the lake&#8217;s <strong>maximum depth at 136.20 m.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Waterfall:<\/strong> The <strong>lake&#8217;s water flows over a 167-metre-high waterfall<\/strong> beyond the landslide dam.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ecological Importance:<\/strong> The lake is an <strong>oligotrophic lake,<\/strong> meaning it <strong>has low nutrient levels.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Status:<\/strong> It was designated a <strong>Ramsar site in 2007.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cultural Importance:<\/strong> More than <strong>20 Tibetan stupas<\/strong> are located along the lake&#8217;s northern belt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Six Indian tourists, including two women and four men, went missing while trekking towards Nepal&#8217;s Shey-Phoksundo Lake following heavy snowfall. About Shey-Phoksundo Lake Shey-Phoksundo Lake is an alpine freshwater lake. Location: It is located in Dolpa District, Nepal, within Shey-Phoksundo National Park. 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