# Phoksundo Lake

_Lake in Dolpa District, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Phoksundo Lake is an alpine fresh water oligotrophic lake in Nepal's Shey Phoksundo National Park at an elevation of 3,611.5 m (11,849 ft) in the Dolpa District. Phoksundo Lake is 494 ha (1.91 sq mi) in size with a water volume of 409,000,000 m3 (1.44×1010 cu ft) and a discharge of 3.715 m3/s (131.2 cu ft/s). In 2004, a survey by the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology measured the maximum depth of the lake at 145 m (476 ft). In 2019, another detailed survey was carried out by the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, which measured the maximum depth of the lake at 136.20 m (446.9 ft).

## Quick facts

- **Type:** lake ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3215132#P31))
- **Located in:** Dolpa District (district of Nepal) › Karnali Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3215132#P131))
- **Area:** 4.94 km² ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3215132#P2046))
- **Elevation:** 3,612 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3215132#P2044))
- **Heritage status:** Ramsar site ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3215132#P1435))
- **Established:** 2007 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3215132#P571))
- **Coordinates:** 29.2000, 82.9522

## Questions

**Where is Phoksundo Lake located?**  
Phoksundo Lake is located in Dolpa District, Karnali Province, Nepal.

**What is the elevation of Phoksundo Lake?**  
Phoksundo Lake is at an elevation of 3,612 m above sea level.

## Related

- [Karnali Province](https://diginpl.com/places/karnali-province)
- [Dolpa District](https://diginpl.com/places/dolpa-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Phoksundo Lake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoksundo_Lake) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): फोक्सुण्डो ताल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8B_%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3215132](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3215132) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Bathymetric Map of Phoksundo Lake.jpg by Government of Nepal, Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bathymetric_Map_of_Phoksundo_Lake.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Phoksundo Lake, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Bathymetric Map of Phoksundo Lake.jpg — Government of Nepal, Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, CC BY 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Phoksundo Lake". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/phoksundo-lake. Retrieved 21 October 2026.