# Imja Tsho

_Lake in Nepal_

Canonical: https://diginpl.com/places/imja-tsho
Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Imja Tsho is a glacial lake created after melt water began collecting at the foot of the Imja Glacier on the lower part of the glacier in the 1950s. A 2009 study described this lake of melt water as one of the fastest-growing in the Himalayas. Held in place by a terminal moraine, Imja Tsho threatens downstream communities with the potential for a glacial outburst flood.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** lake ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2421886#P31))
- **Located in:** Solukhumbu District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2421886#P131))
- **Area:** 1.03 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2421886#P2046))
- **Elevation:** 5,010 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2421886#P2044))
- **Coordinates:** 27.8986, 86.9222

## Questions

**Where is Imja Tsho located?**  
Imja Tsho is located in Solukhumbu District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

**What is the elevation of Imja Tsho?**  
Imja Tsho is at an elevation of 5,010 m above sea level.

## Related

- [Koshi Province](https://diginpl.com/places/koshi-province)
- [Solukhumbu District](https://diginpl.com/places/solukhumbu-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Imja Tsho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imja_Tsho) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): इम्जा हिमताल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2421886](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2421886) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Imja-Lake.jpg by Daniel Alton Byers (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Imja-Lake.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Imja Tsho, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Imja-Lake.jpg — Daniel Alton Byers, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Imja Tsho". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/imja-tsho. Retrieved 21 October 2026.