Khukush Lake


Khūkūsh Lake, also known as Baha Lake, is an alpine lake situated in the Gupis Tehsil of Gupis-Yasin District in Gilgit Baltistan, the northernmost territory of Pakistan. With a surface area of and a calculated volume of, it is the third largest lake in northern Pakistan by surface area, after the Attabad and Karambar lakes.

Location

Baha Lake is located in Koh-i-Ghizer of District Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is. The lake is oriented north–south. It can be accessed via the Karakoram Highway from Islamabad to Gilgit, and then following Gilgit-Chitral road west from Gilgit.