Lakes of Bhutan
Lists of lakes -- List of glacial lakes
Table:
Lake name

District

Gewog

Notes

Thorthormi Glacial Lake
Gasa District
Lunana Gewog
Thorthormi Lake appeared on its glacier sometime after 1967. It is the largest lake in Lunana, with a width of 30 metres (98 ft).[2][19]

Raphstreng (Rapstreng) Glacial Lake
Gasa District
Lunana Gewog
This lake appeared on its glacier in 1958. It is just over 2 square kilometres (0.77 sq mi) and 107 metres (351 ft) deep.[9][19][20]

Luggye (Lugge) Glacial Lake
Gasa District
Lunana Gewog
Luggye first appeared in 1967 atop its glacier. It has a depth of 142 metres (466 ft), and a width of 30 metres (98 ft). Luggye produced a significant GLOF in 1994.[9][19][20][21]

Bechung Glacial Lake
Gasa District
Lunana Gewog
Supra-glacial lake.[9][19]

Roduphu Glacial Lake
Gasa District
Laya Gewog
This lake feeds into the Mo Chhu (River) basin.[22]

Sinchhe Glacial Lake
Gasa District
Laya Gewog
Sinchhe drains into the Mo Chhu (River) basin.[22]

Gangchentag Glacial Lake
Gasa District
Laya Gewog
Located at the base of Gangchentag Mountain.[23][24]

Wochey (Wachey) Glacial Lake
Gasa District
Laya Gewog
Wochey Lake lies at an altitude of 4,220 metres (13,850 ft), just below the Gokthong La pass,[7]: 239  on the single longest glacier in Bhutan at 20.1 kilometres (12.5 mi).[19]

Teri Kang Glacial Lake
Gasa District
Laya Gewog
This dam-reinforced lake produced a devastating GLOF in the 1960s, partially destroying Punakha Dzong.[25]

Chubda Glacial Lake
Bumthang District

Located in the upper Chamkhar Chhu basin, this large supraglacial lake was identified as a potential danger in 2001.[26]

Taksha Tsho Glacial Lake
Gasa District
Lunana Gewog
Taksha Tsho is 500 metres (1,600 ft) in diameter and 110 metres (360 ft) deep.[6]: 131

Tsokar Glacial Lake
Bumthang District

Glacial lake in the basin.[22]

Taking into account the given table together with the context paragraphs below.

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The Kingdom of Bhutan is divided into 20 districts ( Dzongkha : dzongkhags ) . Bhutan is located between the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and India on the eastern slopes of the Himalayas in South Asia . Dzongkhags are the primary subdivisions of Bhutan . They possess a number of powers and rights under the Constitution of Bhutan , such as regulating commerce , running elections , and creating local governments . The Local Government Act of 2009 established local governments in each of the 20 dzongkhags overseen by the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs . Each dzongkhag has its own elected government with non-legislative executive powers , called a dzongkhag tshogdu ( district council ) . The dzongkhag tshogdu is assisted by the dzongkhag administration headed by a dzongkdag ( royal appointees who are the chief executive officer of each dzongkhag ) . Each dzongkhag also has a dzongkhag court presided over by a dzongkhag drangpon ( judge ) , who is appointed by the Chief Justice of Bhutan on the advice of Royal Judicial Service Council . The dzongkhags , and their residents , are represented in the Parliament of Bhutan , a bicameral legislature consisting of the National Council and the National Assembly . Each dzongkhag has one National Council representative . National Assembly representatives are distributed among the dzongkhags in proportion to their registered voter population as recommended by the Delimitation Commission , provided that no dzongkhag shall have less than two and more than seven National Assembly constituencies . As of the 2017 census , Thimphu is the most populous dzongkhag , with 138,736 residents ; Gasa is the least populous with 3,952 residents .
A gewog ( Dzongkha : རྒེད་འོག geok , block ) , in the past also spelled as geog , refers to a group of villages in Bhutan . The head of a gewog is called a gup ( རྒེད་པོ་ gepo ) . Gewogs form a geographic administrative unit below dzongkhag districts ( and dungkhag subdistricts , where they exist ) , and above Dzongkhag Thromde class B and Yenlag Thromde municipalities . Dzongkhag Thromde class A municipalities have their own independent local government body . Bhutan comprises 205 gewogs , which average 230 km² in area . The gewogs in turn are divided into chewogs for elections and thromdes municipalities for administration . The Parliament of Bhutan passed legislation in 2002 and 2007 on the status , structure , and leadership of local governments , including gewogs . The most recent legislation by parliament regarding gewogs is the Local Government Act of Bhutan 2009 . In July 2011 , the government slated 11 gewogs across Bhutan for reorganization , including both mergers and bifurcations , to be debated in dzongkhag local governments . These changes are contemplated to promote ease of travel to gewog capitals and to equitably allocate development resources .
Gasa District or Gasa Dzongkhag ( Dzongkha : མགར་ས་རྫོང་ཁག་ ; Wylie : Mgar-sa rdzong-khag ) is one of the 20 dzongkhags ( districts ) comprising Bhutan . The capital of Gasa District is Gasa Dzong near Gasa . It is located in the far north of the county and spans the Middle and High regions of the Tibetan Himalayas . The dominant language of the district is Dzongkha , which is the national language . Related languages , Layakha and Lunanakha , are spoken by semi-nomadic communities in the north of the district . The People 's Republic of China claims the northern part of Gasa District . Gasa has an area of 3,117.74 km2 ( 1,203.77 sq mi ) as of 2010 [ update ] , formerly 4,409.30 km2 ( 1,702.44 sq mi ) as of 2002 [ update ] . It had a population of 3,116 as of the 2005 census , making it the largest , least populated , and thus least densely populated of all the dzongkhags ; it is also the least developed .
Lunana Gewog is a gewog ( village block ) of Gasa District , Bhutan . The village Lunana is the administrative center of Lunana Gewog . The gewog lies almost entirely within protected areas , mostly in Jigme Dorji National Park , though eastern sections are part of Wangchuck Centennial Park . Lunana contains many of Bhutan 's glaciers . In addition to the national language , Dzongkha , many locals speak Lunanakha . The closure of the Tibetan border following the Chinese invasion of Tibet brought changes to neighboring areas , as refugees from Tibet arrived with their yaks , which they sold off at low prices . However , because there were no direct routes into Lunana from Tibet , yaks were brought into Lunana from Laya and Sephu in Wangdue Phodrang District . Taxes on horses and yaks , which had been a disincentive to livestock production were reduced , and yak production increased .
Laya Gewog is a gewog ( village block ) of Gasa District , Bhutan . The capital of gewog is the town Laya . The gewog lies entirely within Jigme Dorji National Park and contains several of Bhutan 's glaciers . As well as the national language , Dzongkha , many locals speak Layakha . The closure of the Tibetan border following the Chinese invasion of Tibet brought several changes to the area . Local people were no longer compelled to work as porters for Tibetan and Bhutanese officials , nobles , or religious figures from Gasa Dzong . Refugees from Tibet arrived with their yaks , which they sold off at low prices . Taxes on horses and yaks , which had been a disincentive to livestock production were reduced , and yak production increased .
Mo Chhu is a major river in Bhutan . The word Chhu means river or water in Dzongkha , the official national language in Bhutan . The river rises in Gasa Dzongkhag ( district ) near the border between Bhutan and Tibet . From there , the Mo Chhu flows generally southward to Punakha in central Bhutan , where it joins the Pho Chhu from the northeast . The confluence of the two streams is immediately below the Punakha Dzong , which is the winter home of the Dratshang Lhentshog ( Central Monk Body ) and the Je Khenpo . The combined streams are then joined by the Dang Chhu near the town of Wangdue Phodrang , and the name of the river becomes the Puna Tsang Chhu . The river then flows through Dagana and Tsirang Districts . After leaving Bhutan near the town of Kalikhola , the river enters Assam in India and is known as the Sankosh . The Sankosh ultimately empties into the Brahmaputra .
The Punakha Dzong , also known as Pungthang Dewa chhenbi Phodrang ( meaning the palace of great happiness or bliss ) , is the administrative centre of Punakha District in Punakha , Bhutan . Constructed by Ngawang Namgyal , 1st Zhabdrung Rinpoche , in 1637-38 , it is the second oldest and second largest dzong in Bhutan and one of its most majestic structures . The dzong houses the sacred relics of the southern Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism , including the Rangjung Kharsapani and the sacred remains of Ngawang Namgyal and the tertön Pema Lingpa . Punakha Dzong was the administrative centre and the seat of the Government of Bhutan until 1955 , when the capital was moved to Thimphu . It is listed as a tentative site in Bhutan 's Tentative List for UNESCO inclusion .
Bumthang District ( Dzongkha : བུམ་ཐང་རྫོང་ཁག་ ; Wylie : Bum-thang rzong-khag ) is one of the 20 dzongkhag ( districts ) comprising Bhutan . It is the most historic dzongkhag if the number of ancient temples and sacred sites is counted . Bumthang consists of the four mountain valleys of Ura , Chumey , Tang and Choekhor ( Bumthang ) , although occasionally the entire district is referred to as Bumthang valley . Bumthang directly translates as beautiful field - thang means field or flat place , and bum is said be an abbreviation of either bumpa ( a vessel for holy water , thus describing the shape and nature of the valley ) , or simply bum ( girl , indicating this is the valley of beautiful girls ) . The name is said to have arisen after construction of Jambay Lhakhang .