Manchar Lake

Manchar is a broad, shallow freshwater lake west of the Indus, beneath the Kirthar Mountains. Streams descending from the hills and water from the river feed its changing expanse. Reeds, fish and waterbirds thrive around its shores, while Mohana fishing communities have long lived and worked on the lake. Boats provide both transport and a means of fishing in a landscape where water levels expand and contract with the seasons.