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Khukush Lake

Khukush Lake is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Khukush Lake rather than just read about it. In short: Khūkūsh Lake (Urdu: کھوکوش جھیل; Khowar: کھوکوش چھت), also known as Baha Lake, is an alpine lake situated in the Gupis Tehsil of Gupis-Yasin District in Gilgit Baltistan, the northernmost territory of Pakistan. With a surface area of 2.081 km2 (0.803 sq mi) and a calculated volume of 26,000 m3 (920,000 cu ft), it is the third largest lake in northern Pakistan by surface area, after the Attabad and Karambar lakes.

Key takeaways

Khukush Lake belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Khukush Lake to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Khukush Lake from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Khūkūsh Lake (Urdu: کھوکوش جھیل; Khowar: کھوکوش چھت), also known as Baha Lake, is an alpine lake situated in the Gupis Tehsil of Gupis-Yasin District in Gilgit Baltistan, the northernmost territory of Pakistan. With a surface area of 2.081 km2 (0.803 sq mi) and a calculated volume of 26,000 m3 (920,000 cu ft), it is the third largest lake in northern Pakistan by surface area, after the Attabad and Karambar lakes.

Location Baha Lake is located in Koh-i-Ghizer of District Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The estimated terrain elevation above sea level is 3,622 metres (11,883 ft). The lake is oriented north–south. It can be accessed via the Karakoram Highway from Islamabad to Gilgit, and then following Gilgit-Chitral road west from Gilgit.

See also List of lakes of Pakistan Bashqar Gol Lake Shandur Lake

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Khukush Lake

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Khukush Lake claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Khukush Lake before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Khukush Lake ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Khukush Lake

In research: Khukush Lake appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Khukush Lake in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Khukush Lake is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Camping in Pakistan, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan geography stubs, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Khukush Lake outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Khukush Lake in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Khukush Lake means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Khukush Lake out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Khukush Lake in simple terms?

Why does Khukush Lake matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Khukush Lake?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Khukush Lake.