Imja Tsho

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Imja Tsho is a glacial lake in Nepal’s Everest region, formed by meltwater from the Imja Glacier and noted for its rapid growth and associated flood risk to downstream communities.

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Label Occurrences
Imja Tsho canonical 5

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glacial lake ⓘ
climateChangeImpact expansion driven by rising temperatures ⓘ
country Nepal ⓘ
elevation about 5000 metres above sea level ⓘ
approximately 5010 metres ⓘ
environmentalConcern damage to infrastructure downstream ⓘ
loss of agricultural land downstream ⓘ
potential displacement of local populations ⓘ
formedBy Imja Glacier ⓘ
formedFrom coalescence of supraglacial ponds ⓘ
formedInCentury 20th century ⓘ
governedBy local disaster risk management authorities ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Imja Lake ⓘ
hasMitigationMeasure drainage outlet construction ⓘ
early warning system planning ⓘ
lake level lowering project ⓘ
hazardCategory high-risk glacial lake ⓘ
knownFor glacial lake outburst flood risk ⓘ
rapid areal expansion ⓘ
rapid volume increase ⓘ
locatedIn Everest region ⓘ
Khumbu Valley ⓘ
Solukhumbu District ⓘ
locatedInCountryRegion eastern Nepal ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange Himalayas ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Sagarmatha National Park ⓘ
locatedNear Island Peak ⓘ
Lhotse ⓘ
locatedOnRiverBasin Dudh Kosi basin ⓘ
linked to: Dudh Koshi
monitoredBy Government of Nepal ⓘ
international research institutions ⓘ
outflowsTo Imja Khola ⓘ
partOf Imja Khola system ⓘ
researchFocus downstream flood modeling ⓘ
glacial dynamics ⓘ
lake stability ⓘ
riskType GLOF ⓘ
subjectOf climate change impact assessments ⓘ
glacial lake outburst flood studies ⓘ
threatens Lukla ⓘ
Namche Bazaar ⓘ
downstream communities ⓘ
villages along the Dudh Kosi ⓘ
villages along the Imja Khola ⓘ
tourismRelation located near trekking routes in the Everest region ⓘ
waterSource meltwater ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Imja Khola → near → Imja Tsho ⓘ
Imja Glacier → feeds → Imja Tsho ⓘ
Imja Glacier → flowsInto → Imja Tsho ⓘ
Imja Glacier → hasFormed → Imja Tsho ⓘ
Imja Khola valley → near → Imja Tsho ⓘ