Tarsar Lake
| Tarsar Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Coordinates | 34°8′26″N 75°8′54″E / 34.14056°N 75.14833°E |
| Type | oligotrophic lake |
| Primary inflows | snowmelt |
| Primary outflows | Basmai Nalla (a tributary of Lidder River) |
| Basin countries | India |
| Max. length | 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.8 kilometres (0.50 mi) |
| Surface area | 2 km2 (0.77 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 3,795 metres (12,451 ft) |
| Frozen | December to March |
The Tarsar Lake or Tar Sar is an almond-shaped, oligotrophic alpine lake situated in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. On its west side lies Dachigam National Park, and on its south side lies Tral. The shortest route for reaching it, is from Surfraw Ganderbal, but it has a difficult terrain. Other trek routes to the lake are from Lidderwat and Nagaberan forest areas which fall in south Kashmir.