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ABSTRACT: Water is a natural resource that is required for the survival of all living things and metabolic processes on the planet. Lakes, being precious natural resources, have always been of tremendous value to humans. They have always been a source of water for domestic, industrial, and irrigation reasons since ancient times. Nundkol Lake is an oligotrophic alpine lake in Jammu and Kashmir's Kashmir Valley, in the Ganderbal district. This lake is located at the base of Mount Haramukh (5,142 metres). Gangbal Lake, which is larger and higher in height, is 1.5 kilometres to the north of the lake. During the summer, the shores of Nundkol Lake, surrounded by lush green meadows, serve as a camping location. Naranag is the closest settlement and serves as the starting point for the trip to the lake. The capacity and quality of lake water are deteriorating as a result of expanding urbanisation, industrialisation, and other development activities. As a result, the current study has been done to analyse the quality of lake water and to investigate its potential environmental implications. Taking these aspects and the need into account, this paper conducted a review of the existing literature.