Saidgai Lake

Saidgai Lake
سیدگئی جھیل‬
Saidgai lake
Location Ushirai Dara
Lake type Glacial lake
Primary inflows Glaciers water
Primary outflows Ushirai Khwar
Basin countries Pakistan
Max. length approx. 1 km (0.62 mi)
Max. width approx. 0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Surface elevation 11,500 ft (3,500 m)
Settlements Ushirai Dara

Saidgai Lake (Pashto: سيدګۍ ډنډ‎; Urdu: سیدگئی جھیل‬‎) also known as Saidgai Dand is a lake in the upper reaches of Ushirai Dara close to the Dir mountains, between the border of Swat District and Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the Province of Pakistan. It is located at an elevation of 11,500 feet (3,500 m) above the sea level.[1] It is located to the northwest of Gabin Jabba. The temperature is normally about 5°C to 10 °C during hot months. Mostly this lake catches tourist form Dir and Swat and other parts of the country as well in the month of June, July and August, while the remaining months this lake is covered by snow and impossible for the tourist to stay there. Saidgai lake is the boundary between Swat valley and Dir Upper.[2]

Siadgai Lake, Ushirai Dara

Location

Saidgai Lake is situated in the Hindukush chain of mountains between Swat and Dir Upper mountain ranges and serves as a reservoir for Ushirai River (stream), of upper Dir which falls into Panjkora River. The lake is encircled by snowy mountains and pastures.

Access

The lake is accessible from three different trails and sides; Ushirai Dara, upper Dir (shortest way) which is about 6 hours by foot, Sulatanr (Roringar valley), upper Swat and Lalko (Gabina Jabba), upper Swat; about 10 to 12 hours.

  • The Lalko Gabina Jabba
  • Ushirai trail
  • Another trail leads to the lake from Sulatanr which is also located in the northern tip of Roringar Matta, Swat.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Saidgai Lake - Located between border of Swat and Dir Districts". Dawn Newspaper. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Saidgai Lake". www.valleyswat.net.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-08-24.

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