Pakistan biggest artificial lake in Hunza valley , Gilgit Baltistan. It is sitiated in Attabad. It is around 12 kilimeters vast.
As depth of the lake formed on Hunza River reached 312 ft approximately rising at the daily average rate of 3.2 ft, the free board has reduced to around 55 ft. The time for spillover, as predicted for May 22. The the spillover might occur before the given date if rate of water inflow in Hunza River increases further
Lake Important Data
Altitude at disaster site (debris height) 2407 meters
Water rising rate 3.6ft/24hrs
Length of Lake 11.2 kilo meters
Al-Jazeera International TV Special Report about Attabad, Hunza Lake, Pakistan
Breaching of River Hunza Blockade. Work on making spill way cut
started on 29 Jan and so far 59552.74 cubic meter excavation
work carried out by Frontier Works Organization (FWO)
[...] Attabad Lake Hunza is Pakistan biggest Lake of its kind. Now it has covered 35 Kilometers. Artificial lake formed by the blockage of the Hunza River from January 4, 2010 Attaabad landslide has grown to a volume of over 132 million cubic meters. Glacial melting, avalanches and outburst of glacial lakes in the catchment since the beginning of May 2010 has substantially increased the rate of inflow, bringing the surface level of the lake 4m short of the bottom of the spillway created for the outflow of the impounded water across the landslide dam on May 20, 2010. An enigma for authorities and public has been the lack of reliable forecasting of scenarios when overflow starts in the next couple of days. There are more questions than answers. Will the dam withstand overtopping through the recently constructed spillway? [...]
PAKISTAN is a vary beautiful cuntary.