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Sheshnag Lake

Lake in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Summary

Lake in Jammu and Kashmir, India

Field	Value
name	Sheshnag Lake
image	A M A R N A T H - Y A T R A - Flickr - J I G I S H A a.k.a Nitin Badhwar.jpg
alt	View of Sheshnag lake
location	Amarnath, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, India
coords
type	Oligotrophic lake
inflow	Melting of snow
pushpin_map	India Jammu and Kashmir
pushpin_map_alt	Location of Sheshnag lake within Jammu and Kashmir
outflow	A tributary of Lidder River
length	1.1 km
width	0.7 km
elevation	3590 m
frozen	December to March

Sheshnag Lake ( ; ) is an alpine high elevation oligotrophic lake located in Amarnath in the Anantnag district of Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India at an elevation of 3590 meters. It is situated on the track leading to the Amarnath cave, about 77 km from Anantnag city & 23 km from Pahalgam. It has a maximum length of 1.1 km and maximum width of 0.7 km.

Etymology, geography

In ancient times, cloud bursts at the site caused a deep groove lined by mountains. Those mountains are covered with snow and ice sheets which melt slowly so that water flows into the deep groove and forms a lake. It was named Sheshnag because Sheshanaga (Śeṣanāga) is the nagaraja or King of all Nāgas and one of the primal beings of creation in Hinduism. An hour's drive away from Srinagar city lies a fabled spring from a popular Kashmiri folk tale, “Himal and Nagrai”. A stone marker there commemorates the lore and with it, the original, aboriginals inhabitants of Kashmir, the Nagas. The protagonist of this story was Nagrai, a Naga, the serpent king. Sheshnag Lake is home to many types of fish among which is the brown trout. It freezes during winter, and is inaccessible during this season due to heavy snowfall. It is surrounded by green lush meadows and mountains covered by snow. Sheshnag Lake is one of the famous tourist destinations in Kashmir Valley. It is mostly fed by melting of snow and streams coming down from mountaintops. It drains out through a stream that joins Lidder River at Pahalgam.

Access

Sheshnag Lake is situated 120 kilometers east from Srinagar and 23 km from Pahalgam. It can be accessed 113 km by road up to Chandanwari from which ponies can be hired to cover a trek of 7 km upslope to reach the Sheshnag Lake. Amarnath Temple is situated 20 kilometers north of this lake.

Gallery

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References

Raina, HS. (May–June 2006). "Some biological features of a freshwater fairy shrimp, Branchinecta schantzi, Mackin, 1952 in the Northwestern Himalayas, India". J. Indian Inst. Sci..
(1999). "Fishes and Fisheries in high elevation lakes, Vishansar, Gadsar, Gangabal, Krishansar". Fao.org.
(1999). "Fish and fisheries at higher altitudes: Asia". FAO.
"Pahalgam Sheshnag". cambaytours.com.
"Travel to Sheshnag lake". travelomy.com.

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