As one of the Three Holy Lakes (the other two are Nam-tso Lake and Yamdrok Lake) in Tibet and seated at 4588 m above mean sea level, Lake Manasarova is one of the highest fresh-water lake in the world, as well as the largest freshwater lake with greatest water transparency in China. Pear-shaped, the lake of Manasarova is wide in the north and narrow in the south; its longest length is 26 km, the shortest length is 21 km, the mean depth is 46 m, the maximum depth is 81.8 m and the surface area is 412 square km; its water is quite clear and the transparency degree reaches 14. With a straight lake shoreline, its circumference is 83 km. Mainly derived from melt water and rainwater, some of the water in the lake also comes from springs.
Around the lake are distributed Natural hot springs, desert steppe of the diluvial plain and piedmont with Stipa glareosa, Stipa purpurea, and swampiness meadow. As the source of some longest Asia Rivers (Indus River, Ganges River, Brahmaputra River), the lake is the hydrographic nexus of the Himalaya that considered as the “holy lake” with special natural beauties. In the west, next to the lake is the Lake Rakshas Tal (known as ghost lake); interesting is that a freshwater lake of Manasarova and a salt water lake of Rakshas are just separated by a channel.
When you have China tours to Tibet, don't miss this lake.
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