Nundkol Lake

Nundkol Lake
View of Nundkol Lake
Location of Nundkol lake within Jammu and Kashmir
Location of Nundkol lake within Jammu and Kashmir
Nundkol Lake
LocationGanderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates34°25′04″N 74°56′08″E / 34.417855°N 74.935663°E / 34.417855; 74.935663
Lake typeoligotrophic lake
Primary inflowsGangbal Lake
Primary outflowsSind River
Max. length1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi)
Max. width0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi)
Surface area1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Surface elevation3,505 metres (11,499 ft)

The Nundkol Lake or Nund Kol also known as Nandi Kund and Kalodaka Lake is an oligotrophic alpine lake situated in Ganderbal district of the Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India.[1] This lake is considered sacred by Hindus.[2]

  1. ^ Kumar, Raj (1997). Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. Vol. 57. Indian History Congress. p. 198. ISBN 9780975022870.
  2. ^ Siudmak, John (1 January 2013). "Appendix: Kashmirian Literary Evidence for Multi-Headed Śiva Images". Handbook of Oriental Studies. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-24832-8.