| Tsho Rolpa | |
|---|---|
| Cho Rolpa | |
  Tsho Rolpa | |
| Location | Rolwaling Valley, Dolakha District,[1] Nepal |
| Coordinates | 27°52′N 86°28′E / 27.867°N 86.467°E |
| Type | glacial lake |
| Primary inflows | Trakarding glacier |
| Primary outflows | Rolwaling and Tamakoshi rivers |
| Max. length | 3.45 kilometres (2.14 mi)[1] |
| Max. width | 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi)[1] |
| Surface area | 1.537 square kilometres (0.593 sq mi)[1] |
| Average depth | 55 metres (180 ft) |
| Max. depth | 135 metres (443 ft)[2] |
| Water volume | 85,940,000 cubic metres (3.035×109 cu ft)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 4,580 metres (15,030 ft) |
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Tsho Rolpa (also Cho Rolpa) is one of the biggest glacial lakes in Nepal. The lake, which is located at an altitude of 4,580 metres (15,030 ft) in the Rolwaling Valley, Dolakha District, has grown considerably over the last 50 years due to glacial melting in the Himalayas.[1][2][3]
Tsho Rolpa (also Cho Rolpa)
- ^ a b c d e f Shrestha, Badri Bhakta; Nakagawa, Hajime (March 2014), "Assessment of potential outburst floods from the Tsho Rolpa glacial lake in Nepal", Natural Hazards, 71 (1), Dordrecht: Springer Science: 913–936, doi:10.1007/s11069-013-0940-3, ISSN 0921-030X, S2CID 129378191
- ^ a b Badri Shrestha; Hajime Nakagawa; Kenji Kawaike; Hao Zhang (2012). "Glacial and Sediment Hazards in the Rolwaling Valley, Nepal". International Journal of Erosion Control Engineering. 5 (2): 123–133. doi:10.13101/ijece.5.123. S2CID 128764855. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ Melting Himalayan Glaciers May Doom Towns National Geographic 7 May 2002, retrieved on 21 November 2010