Gangabal Lake also called Gangbal Lake is a lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

 situated at the foothills of Mount Haramukh (the highest mountain peak in the vicinity of Kashmir valley) in Ganderbal district, north of Srinagar

Srinagar

Srinagar is the summer seasonal capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in Kashmir Valley and lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus. It is one of the largest cities in India not to have a Hindu majority. The city is famous for its gardens, lakes and houseboats...

 city in the state of Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...

 in India.
The lake has a maximum length of two and a half kilometres and maximum width of one kilometre. It‘s fed by precipitation, glaciers and springs. The lake water outflows to a nearby small lake ( Nundakol) and then via Wangath nallah to Nallah Sindh

Nallah Sindh

Nallah Sindh Urdu: ﻧﺎﻟﮧ ﺳﻨﺪﮪ , Kashmiri:ﺳﻴﻨﺪ is a river in Ganderbal district of Kashmir valley of Jammu and Kashmir state of India. It is a major tributary of Jehlum river and it is 102 kilometres long.-Geography:...

 The trout

Trout

Trout is the name for a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the family Salmonidae. Salmon belong to the same family as trout. Most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water...

 fishes are present in the lake.

Access

Gangabal lake is approached from Srinagar 45 kilometres by road via Ganderbal upto Naranag and then a trek of 15 kilometres upslopes leads to the lake, which can be covered by a horse

Horse

The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...

 ride or by foot. The shepherds and gujjars can be seen enroute the trek with their folks of sheep and goats. Another trek ( 25 kilometres long) leads to the lake site from Sonamarg

Sonamarg

Sonmarg or Sonamarg is a town of Jammu and Kashmir state of India. Situated at 87 km from Srinagar, it is a popular tourist destination....

 via Vaishnosar lake crossing the Nichnai pass ( 4100 meteres). It can also be accessed through a trek from Bandipore

Bandipore

Bandipore is a new District in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India...

 via Arin.

Religious beliefs

In hindu

Hindu

Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

 tradition Gangbal is also called Harmukut Ganga, and it is believed that this place is pious as Haridwar where Hindu pilgrims perform prayers and immerse ashes of the dead. A traditional annual three-day-long yatra has been revived by Kashmiri Pandits to preserve their cultural and religious history.