Saidgai Lake

Saidgai Lake
Saidgai lake
Location	Swat Valley
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	3,500 m (11,500 ft)

Saidgai Lake is located in the upper reaches of Swat Valley at an average elevation of 3500 meters above the sea level. Saidgai is considered as one of the largest lake in the area and several adventure loving people swarm the area to discover and explore this spectacular jewel of nature.

The Lake is largely clouded in the mist of infamy, due to remoteness of location and long journey to the area but those people who have seen it once are wishing it again & again.

Saidgai Lake is situated in the Hindukush chain of mountains between Swat and Dir mountain ranges and serves as a huge reservoir of water for Ushirai Khwar (Stream), of upper Dir which falls into panjkora river. The lake is encircled by snow clad mountains and vast swathes of pastures are laid out around the lake. The pastures wear a blanket of diverse variety of flowers that attract different species of rare birds and insects to its lap.

The lake is accessible from three different trails and sides; Ushirai valley, upper Dir, Sulatanr (Roringar valley), upper Swat and Lalko (Gabina Jabba), upper Swat;

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