Kausar Nag

Kausar Nag or Kausarnag (sometimes alternatively spelled as Konsarnag), is a high-altitude oligotrophic lake located at an elevation of 3,962.4 metres (13,000 ft) above sea level.[1] Kausar Nag is located in the Pir Panjal mountain range in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The lake is roughly 3 km (2 mi) long and .75 km (0 mi) at the widest point.[2]

Kausar Nag
Kausar Nag Lake in August
Kausar Nag
Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Kausar Nag
Kausar Nag (India)
LocationKulgam, Kashmir valley, India
Coordinates33°30′44″N 74°46′08″E
TypeOligotrophic lake
Primary inflowsMelting of snow
Primary outflowsA tributary of Aharbal waterfall
Max. length3 kilometres (1.9 mi)
Max. width0.9 kilometres (0.56 mi)
Surface elevation3,962.4 metres (13,000 ft)
FrozenNovember to July
A satellite image showing Kausar Nag (centre) and the aharbal waterfall that it gives rise to

Legends

It is believed that Manu's boat that carried the Vedas and the Saptarishi was stuck near this Lake after the Great flood.[3]

See also

References

  1. G. M. D. Sufi (2006). Kashīr, being a history of Kashmīr from the earliest times to our own, Volume 1. University of Michigan. p. 44.
  2. "VAM :: Vertical Amble Mountaineering: Kausar Nag Trek Information". Verticalamble.in. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  3. https://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~witzel/KashmiriBrahmins.pdf
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