Satsar Lake
The Satsar Lake, Sat Sar or Sath Sar consists of a group of seven small alpine lakes situated in Ganderbal district of the Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Geography
The lakes are situated in a narrow alpine valley stretching from north to south and spread over distance with a width of. It also serves a natural mountain pass between Tulail Valley and Sind Valley.The lakes of Gangabal and Nundkol lie on the opposite side of Zajibal pass. The Satsar Lakes are surrounded by lush green meadows which are home to shepherds during summer and serve as a camping site for tourists. Naranag is the nearest settlement and serves as the base camp for trekking to the lake in the summer.
The Satsar Lake is mainly fed by melting snow. During the late summer and autumn, two or three lakes usually dry up, depending upon the precipitation. These lakes give rise to a stream which disappears and flows underground, from the sideby glacier a stream originates and flows down southwards and falls into Wangath Nallah through Churnar which is the major right tributary of the Sind River.
Flora and fauna
During the winter, the Satsar Lakes are covered by heavy snow. The basin of the lake is surrounded by a sheet of alpine flowers in the summer; the geum, blue poppy, potentilla and gentian are relatively common. Hedysarum flowers are found in late spring throughout the area around the lake.All seven lakes are stocked with trout, mainly brown trout. Licensed anglers are permitted to fish in the lakes, although permission has to be obtained from Srinagar in advance.