Down side of Izmis Lake toward Kalam Valley

The Lake is surrounded by towering mountains covered with sheen green grasses and herbaceous plants which attract several grazers from the plains in summer. The eastern and western faces of the lake are open with wide gullies at both ends. The grazers have constructed small stone and earthen structures in the peripheries of the lake which provides the temporary residence during summers. It also serves as a watershed for a small stream which mingles with River Swat in Utror. The watershed areas of the lake have turned to peat-land/marshes and are an excellent feeding ground for the migratory birds as well as local bird and animal species. According to the grazers several species of aquatic birds visits the area and feed in the marshes but the local poachers' poses a grave threat to the survival of these endangered species of birds as they regularly visit the area and ruthlessly hunt-down these birds.