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	{{short description\|Lake in ~~Ganderbal district~~, India}}		{{short description\|Lake in Jammu and Kashmir, India}}
	{{Use dmy dates\|date=March 2018}}		{{Use dmy dates\|date=March 2018}}
	{{Use Indian English\|date=March 2018}}		{{Use Indian English\|date=March 2018}}
	{{Infobox ~~lake~~		{{Infobox body of water
	\| name = Krishansar Lake		\| name = Krishansar Lake
	\| image = Krishansar Lake.jpg		\| image = Krishansar Lake.jpg
	\| alt = View of Krishansar lake		\| alt = View of Krishansar lake
	\| location = [[Ganderbal]], [[Kashmir valley]]		\| location = [[Ganderbal district]], [[Kashmir valley]]
	\| coords = {{Coord\|34.397072\|N\|75.100447\|E\|region:IN_type:waterbody\|display=inline,title}}		\| coords = {{Coord\|34.397072\|N\|75.100447\|E\|region:IN_type:waterbody\|display=inline,title}}
	\| type = [[oligotrophic lake]]		\| type = [[oligotrophic lake]]
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	\| frozen = December to April		\| frozen = December to April
	}}		}}
	The '''Krishansar Lake''' is an alpine high altitude [[oligotrophic lake]]<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Raina\|first=HS\|author2=KK Vass\|title=Some biological features of a freshwater fairy shrimp, Branchinecta schantzi, Mackin, 1952 in the Northwestern Himalayas, India\|journal=J. Indian Inst. Sci.\|date=May–June 2006\|volume=86\|pages=287–291\|url=http://journal.library.iisc.ernet.in/vol200603/paper9/287.pdf\|access-date=20 April 2012}}{{dead link\|date=December 2017 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> situated ~~in the vicinity of~~ [[Sonamarg]],<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://go2kashmir.cohm/sonmarg.html \|title=go2kashmir, Sonmarg, sonmarg, Accommodation in Sonmarg, Hotel in Sonamarg, Sonmarg attractions,Sonmarg Travel \|publisher=Go2kashmir.com \|access-date=2012-04-20 }}{{Dead link\|date=May 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ~~less than one kilometer from~~ [[~~Vishansar Lake~~]] ~~north westwards~~ at an elevation of 3710 ~~meters~~. It has a maximum length of 0.95 ~~kilometers~~ and maximum width of 0.6 ~~kilometers~~.		The '''Krishansar Lake''' is an alpine high altitude [[oligotrophic lake]]<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Raina\|first=HS\|author2=KK Vass\|title=Some biological features of a freshwater fairy shrimp, Branchinecta schantzi, Mackin, 1952 in the Northwestern Himalayas, India\|journal=J. Indian Inst. Sci.\|date=May–June 2006\|volume=86\|pages=287–291\|url=http://journal.library.iisc.ernet.in/vol200603/paper9/287.pdf\|access-date=20 April 2012}}{{dead link\|date=December 2017 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> situated near [[Sonamarg]],<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://go2kashmir.cohm/sonmarg.html \|title=go2kashmir, Sonmarg, sonmarg, Accommodation in Sonmarg, Hotel in Sonamarg, Sonmarg attractions,Sonmarg Travel \|publisher=Go2kashmir.com \|access-date=2012-04-20 }}{{Dead link\|date=May 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> in [[Ganderbal district]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)\|Jammu and Kashmir]], India at an elevation of {{convert\|3710\|m\|ft}}. It is located less than one kilometer northwest of [[Vishansar Lake]], and has a maximum length of 0.95 km and maximum width of 0.6 km.

	==Etymology, geography==		==Etymology, geography==
	'''Krishansar''' in [[Sanskrit language \|Sanskrit]] and [[Kashmiri language\|Kashmiri]] means ''the lake of [[Krishna]].'' It is home to many types of fishes<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/x2614e/x2614e05.htm\|title=Fishes and Fisheries in high altitude lakes, Vishansar, Gadsar, Gangabal, Krishansar\|publisher=Fao.org\|access-date=20 April 2012}}</ref> among of which is the [[brown trout]].<ref>{{cite book\|last=Petr\|first=~~ed. by~~ T.\|title=Fish and fisheries at higher altitudes : Asia\|year=1999\|publisher=FAO\|location=Rome\|isbn=92-5-104309-4\|page=72\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z4HESCeJyZcC&q=Vishansar+Lake&pg=PA72}}</ref> It freezes during winter, and is inaccessible during this season due to heavy snowfall. It is surrounded by green lush meadows and attracts local shepherds who graze their flocks of sheep and goat during summer. The Krishansar Lake is adjacent to [[Vishansar Lake]], at its back are the mountains standing covered with snow in which lies the Gadsar Pass, a mountain pass which leads to the [[Gadsar Lake]]. The lake is a famous trekking site just north of the [[Kashmir Valley]]. It is mostly fed by melting of snow and [[glaciers]]. It drains out through a small stream which falls into the [[Vishansar Lake]] and gives rise to [[Neelum River]].<ref name="Kishanganga River originates">{{cite book \| author=Majid Hussain \| title=Geography of Jammu and Kashmir \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uipuAAAAMAAJ&q=Kishanganga+river+originates \| access-date=31 July 2012 \| year=1998 \| publisher=Rajesh Publications, 1998 \| isbn=9788185891163 \| page=13–}}</ref>		'''Krishansar''' in [[Sanskrit language\|Sanskrit]] and [[Kashmiri language\|Kashmiri]] means ''the lake of [[Krishna]].'' It is home to many types of fishes<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/x2614e/x2614e05.htm\|title=Fishes and Fisheries in high altitude lakes, Vishansar, Gadsar, Gangabal, Krishansar\|publisher=Fao.org\|access-date=20 April 2012}}</ref> among of which is the [[brown trout]].<ref>{{cite book\|editor-last=Petr\|editor-first=T.\|title=Fish and fisheries at higher altitudes : Asia\|year=1999\|publisher=FAO\|location=Rome\|isbn=92-5-104309-4\|page=72\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z4HESCeJyZcC&q=Vishansar+Lake&pg=PA72}}</ref> It freezes during winter, and is inaccessible during this season due to heavy snowfall. It is surrounded by green lush meadows and attracts local shepherds who graze their flocks of sheep and goat during summer. The Krishansar Lake is adjacent to [[Vishansar Lake]], at its back are the mountains standing covered with snow in which lies the Gadsar Pass, a mountain pass which leads to the [[Gadsar Lake]]. The lake is a famous trekking site just north of the [[Kashmir Valley]]. It is mostly fed by melting of snow and [[glaciers]]. It drains out through a small stream which falls into the [[Vishansar Lake]] and gives rise to [[Neelum River]].<ref name="Kishanganga River originates">{{cite book \| author=Majid Hussain \| title=Geography of Jammu and Kashmir \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uipuAAAAMAAJ&q=Kishanganga+river+originates \| access-date=31 July 2012 \| year=1998 \| publisher=Rajesh Publications, 1998 \| isbn=9788185891163 \| page=13–}}</ref>

	==Access==		==Access==
	The Krishansar Lake is situated 115 km. northeast from [[Srinagar]] and 35 km from Shitkadi [[Sonamarg]]. It can be accessed from Srinagar or [[Srinagar Airport]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ckashmir.com/kashmirunseen.aspx\|title=Kashmir unseen\|publisher=ckashmir.com\|access-date=2012-04-20\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415044221/http://www.ckashmir.com/kashmirunseen.aspx\|archive-date=15 April 2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref> 80 km by road [[NH 1D]] up to village Shitkadi from which ponies can be hired to cover an alpine trek of 35 km to reach the Krishansar Lake, which takes a complete day of trekking passing Nichnai Pass of 4100 meters above sea level. The [[Gadsar Lake]] is some 9 kilometers in the north westwards. The best time to visit the lake is from the month of June to September.		The Krishansar Lake is situated 115 km. northeast from [[Srinagar]] and 35 km from Shitkadi [[Sonamarg]]. It can be accessed from Srinagar or [[Srinagar Airport]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ckashmir.com/kashmirunseen.aspx\|title=Kashmir unseen\|publisher=ckashmir.com\|access-date=2012-04-20\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415044221/http://www.ckashmir.com/kashmirunseen.aspx\|archive-date=15 April 2012\|url-status=dead}}</ref> 80 km by road [[NH 1D]] up to village Shitkadi from which ponies can be hired to cover an alpine trek of 35 km to reach the Krishansar Lake, which takes a complete day of trekking passing Nichnai Pass of 4100 meters above sea level. The [[Gadsar Lake]] is some 9 kilometers in the north westwards. The best time to visit the lake is from the month of June to September.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Kashmir Great Lakes Trek \|url=https://www.kashmirtreks.com/kashmir-great-lakes-trek \|publisher=Kashmir Treks \|access-date=23 November 2021}}</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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{{short description|Lake in Ganderbal district, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox lake
| name = Krishansar Lake
| image = Krishansar Lake.jpg
| alt = View of Krishansar lake
| location = [[Ganderbal]], [[Kashmir valley]]
| coords = {{Coord|34.397072|N|75.100447|E|region:IN_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}
| type = [[oligotrophic lake]]
| inflow = Melting of snow
| outflow = [[Vishansar Lake]], [[Neelum River]]
| length = {{convert|0.95|km|mi}}
| width = {{convert|0.6|km|mi}}
| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir
| pushpin_map_alt = Location of Krishansar lake within Jammu and Kashmir
| elevation = {{convert|3710|m|ft}}
| frozen = December to April
}}
The '''Krishansar Lake''' is an alpine high altitude [[oligotrophic lake]]<ref>{{cite journal|last=Raina|first=HS|author2=KK Vass|title=Some biological features of a freshwater fairy shrimp, Branchinecta schantzi, Mackin, 1952 in the Northwestern Himalayas, India|journal=J. Indian Inst. Sci.|date=May–June 2006|volume=86|pages=287–291|url=http://journal.library.iisc.ernet.in/vol200603/paper9/287.pdf|access-date=20 April 2012}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> situated in the vicinity of [[Sonamarg]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://go2kashmir.cohm/sonmarg.html |title=go2kashmir, Sonmarg, sonmarg, Accommodation in Sonmarg, Hotel in Sonamarg, Sonmarg attractions,Sonmarg Travel |publisher=Go2kashmir.com |access-date=2012-04-20 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> less than one kilometer from [[Vishansar Lake]] north westwards at an elevation of 3710 meters. It has a maximum length of 0.95 kilometers and maximum width of 0.6 kilometers.

==Etymology, geography==
'''Krishansar''' in [[Sanskrit language |Sanskrit]] and [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]] means ''the lake of [[Krishna]].'' It is home to many types of fishes<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/x2614e/x2614e05.htm|title=Fishes and Fisheries in high altitude lakes, Vishansar, Gadsar, Gangabal, Krishansar|publisher=Fao.org|access-date=20 April 2012}}</ref> among of which is the [[brown trout]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Petr|first=ed. by T.|title=Fish and fisheries at higher altitudes : Asia|year=1999|publisher=FAO|location=Rome|isbn=92-5-104309-4|page=72|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z4HESCeJyZcC&q=Vishansar+Lake&pg=PA72}}</ref> It freezes during winter, and is inaccessible during this season due to heavy snowfall. It is surrounded by green lush meadows and attracts local shepherds who graze their flocks of sheep and goat during summer. The Krishansar Lake is adjacent to [[Vishansar Lake]], at its back are the mountains standing covered with snow in which lies the Gadsar Pass, a mountain pass which leads to the [[Gadsar Lake]]. The lake is a famous trekking site just north of the [[Kashmir Valley]]. It is mostly fed by melting of snow and [[glaciers]]. It drains out through a small stream which falls into the [[Vishansar Lake]] and gives rise to [[Neelum River]].<ref name="Kishanganga River originates">{{cite book | author=Majid Hussain | title=Geography of Jammu and Kashmir | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uipuAAAAMAAJ&q=Kishanganga+river+originates | access-date=31 July 2012 | year=1998 | publisher=Rajesh Publications, 1998 | isbn=9788185891163 | page=13–}}</ref>

==Access==
The Krishansar Lake is situated 115 km. northeast from [[Srinagar]] and 35 km from Shitkadi [[Sonamarg]]. It can be accessed from Srinagar or [[Srinagar Airport]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ckashmir.com/kashmirunseen.aspx|title=Kashmir unseen|publisher=ckashmir.com|access-date=2012-04-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415044221/http://www.ckashmir.com/kashmirunseen.aspx|archive-date=15 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> 80 km by road [[NH 1D]] up to village Shitkadi from which ponies can be hired to cover an alpine trek of 35 km to reach the Krishansar Lake, which takes a complete day of trekking passing Nichnai Pass of 4100 meters above sea level. The [[Gadsar Lake]] is some 9 kilometers in the north westwards. The best time to visit the lake is from the month of June to September.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Krishansar10.jpg|
File:Krishansar11.jpg|
File:Krishansar12.jpg|
File:Krishansar13.jpg|
</gallery>

==References==
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{{Reflist}}

{{Kashmir Valley}}
{{Hydrography of Jammu and Kashmir}}

[[Category:Lakes of Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Geography of Ganderbal district]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Ganderbal district]]

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->Debashis Debata 39 at 09:08, 18 October 2021