Gadsar Lake
| Gadsar Lake | |
|---|---|
| Lake of Fishes | |
Gadsar Lake in 2014 | |
| Location | Gurez tehsil, Bandipore district, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Coordinates | 34°25′18″N 75°03′26″E / 34.421669°N 75.057274°E |
| Type | oligotrophic lake |
| Primary inflows | Melting of snow |
| Primary outflows | A stream tributary of Neelum River |
| Basin countries | India |
| Max. length | 0.85 kilometres (0.53 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.76 kilometres (0.47 mi) |
| Surface area | 0.7421 km2 (0.2865 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 3,600 metres (11,800 ft) |
| Frozen | December to April |
The Gadsar Lake or Gad Sar (lit. 'lake of fishes'), also called Yem Sar (lit. 'lake of Yama'), is an "alpine high-altitude oligotrophic lake" in the Bandipore district of Kashmir Division, in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It has an elevation of 3,600 metres (11,800 ft), a maximum length of 0.85km, and a maximum width of 0.76km.