Jumla offers the best scenery on the north-western most side of Nepal. Rara Lake lies at an altitude above 2,990 meters (9,810 ft) above sea level covers an area of 10.8 km2 (4.2 sq mi).The lake having a length of 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) and a width of 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) has a maximum depth of 167 meters (548 ft). It flows into the Mugu Karnali River via the Nijar River (Nijar Khola). The morphology, physics, chemistry and biology measure high pH, conductivity and total hardness. The lake was report to be very slightly polluted and was classified as oligotrophic in limnological terms.
Summer offers quiet pleasing weather but winter is cold. The best holiday time to the lake is September/October and April to May. From December to March, the temperatures go low below the bitter cold, and heavy snowfall occur up to one meter, blocking the way to the lake. April to June is warm in this region. Monsoon region is short in this region that occurs between the months of July to October. A research shows that the average rainfall is 800mm in ten years noted from 1994-2003 A.D. The surface temperature of the lake was found to be 7.5°C to 7.6°C and was visible below 14m to 15m. GORP founder Bill Greer has described the lake: "a shimmering blue jewel set in a ring of snowy peaks"
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Rara Lake is a glacier lake that is found in the Mugu district of the Karnali region of western Nepa...