Tarsar Lake
Tarsar Lake | ||
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Primary inflows Snowmelt | | |
Primary outflows | Lidder River | |
Basin countries | India | |
Max. length | 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) | |
Max. width | 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) | |
Surface area | 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) | |
Surface elevation | 3,795 metres (12,451 ft) | |
Frozen | December to March |
The Tarsar Lake or Tar Sar is an almond-shaped,
Geography
The Tarsar Lake is dominated by the peaks of the
When I remember the two tresses of the comely beloved, Tears begin to flow from my eyes like streams from Tarsar and Marsar.[4]
The Tarsar Lake is drained by an outlet stream which falls into the Lidder River at Lidderwat, 15 km to the east. Being the nearest seasonal settlement, Lidderwat is located on the trek route to the lake from Aru, Pahalgam. The Marsar Lake on the other hand drains out and flows in the opposite direction of the Tarsar Lake.[1][3][5][6]
Flora and fauna
During the winter, the Tarsar Lake freezes and is covered by heavy snow; it has floating ice even in the summer. The basin of the lake is surrounded by a sheet of alpine flowers. The
During summer there are breeding colonies of migratory birds, including
Access
The Tarsar Lake is accessible only during the summer preferably from June to Mid September; during the winter, the treks are closed because of the heavy snowfall. It can be reached from Srinagar, via a 102 km motorable road which leads through Anantnag and Pahalgam to the Aru trekking camp. The alpine meadow of Lidderwat lies at the halfway point of the two-day trek to the lake and happens to be mostly the basecamp for most of the trekkers. One could visit the lake and come back to his basecamp at Lidderwat in the same day.
An alternate route leads through Ganderbal and a trekking starting point at Surfraw in the Sind Valley. Due to the steepness of the trek, it is preferable to approach the lake by the Aru-Lidderwat trek and return via the Surfraw Sind Valley trek. On this route, walkers may see the Uppar portion and Nallah of Surfraw (Soraf Raw) village.[5] Another accessible route to Tarsar and Marsar is a place called Naga-Baren via Tral.
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