Suraj Tal :-

Suraj Tal, also called Tso Kamtsi or Surya Tal, is a 800 m long lake that lies just
below the 4,890 m (16,040 ft) high Bara-lacha-la pass in Lahaul and Spiti district of
the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. This lake is also known as “lake of the Sun
God”. It is the third highest lake in India and the 21st highest in the world. Suraj Tal
Lake is just below the source of the Bhaga River that joins the Chandra River
downstream at Tandi to form the Chandrabhaga River in Himachal Pradesh. The
Chandrabhaga River is known as
the Chenab as it enters the Jammu
region of Jammu and Kashmir.

Location: Lahaul & Spiti
Area: 2.909 ha
Elevation: 4780 m
Source of Water: Glacial melt &
Snowfall
Longitude: 77 025’50.025″ E
Latitude: 32045’46.412″ N
Values and benefits: Tourism, Cultural and Religious
Threats: Soil Erosion, Increase in tourist influx
Flora and Fauna:
Animal Species: Snow Leopard, Musk Deer, Himalayan Thar, Himalayan Blue
Sheep, Ibex, etc.
Plants species: Causinia thomsonii, Seseli trilobum, Crepis flexuosa, Caragana
brevifolia, Krascheninikovia ceratoides, etc.