Phoksundo Lake, also known as Shey Phoksundo Lake, is an alpine fresh water oligotrophic lake in Nepal's Shey Phoksundo National Park, located at an altitude of 3,611.5 m (11,849 ft) above sea level in the Dolpa District. Phoksundo Lake is 494 ha (1.91 sq mi) in size with a water volume of 409,000,000 m3 (1.44×1010 cu ft) and a discharge of 3.715 m3/s (131.2 cu ft/s).[1] In 2004, a survey by the Department of Hydrology and Meterology measured the maximum depth of the lake at 145 m (476 ft).[2]
In September 2007, Phoksundo Lake has been designated a Ramsar site.[3]
On the lake' southern end, the village of Ringmo sits on the 30,000-40,000 year old landslide dam that formed the lake.[4] Past the dam, the waters of the lake plunge over a 167 meter tall waterfall.
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