KATHMANDU: The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has sent an expert team to (re)measure the depth of Phoksundo Lake based in Dolpa.
The source of alpine freshwater situating in the country’s largest district is known as the deepest lake in the country.
A Japanese national in 2036 BS had come up with the research findings that the lake changes is color at multiple times a day, has no presence of (marine) life and is 650 meters deep. The Department under the Ministry of Science and Technology has no official records about its depth and other features.
In 2004, the Department had received a report, challenging the previous assumption. The report states the lake is 145 meters deep and the measurement was taken according to the bathymetric survey method and since then the disputes prevails. The report identifies the Rara Lake as the deepest lake and the people of Dolpa folks have rejected these findings as they believe the data was fake as the study was conducted with the help of repaired and outdated equipment.
Shey-Phoksundo rural municipality vice chair Dhawa Samduk Gurung the new study would come up with real facts surroundings the lake situating at an altitude of around 3635 meters above the sea level. It is part of the Shey-Phoksundo National Park. Its length is 5.93 kilometers while the width is 1.80 kilometers.
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