Begnas Lake

Begnas Lake
Begnas Lake
	Begnas Lake
	Begnas Lake
Location	Kaski, Nepal
Coordinates	28°10′26.2″N 84°05′50.4″E / 28.173944°N 84.097333°ECoordinates: 28°10′26.2″N 84°05′50.4″E / 28.173944°N 84.097333°E
Lake type	Natural Freshwater
Native name	बेगनास ताल
Primary inflows	Syankhudi & Talbesi
Primary outflows	Khudi Khola
Catchment area	49 km2 (19 sq mi)
Basin countries	Nepal
Surface area	3.28 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Average depth	6.6 m (22 ft)
Max. depth	10 m (33 ft)
Water volume	0.02905 km3 (0.00697 cu mi)
Surface elevation	650 m (2,133 ft)

Begnas Lake is a freshwater lake in Pokhara Lekhnath Metropolis of Kaski district of Nepal^[4] located in the south-east of the Pokhara Valley. The lake is the third largest lake of Nepal and second largest, after Phewa Lake, among the eight lakes in Pokhara Valley.^[1]^[3] Water level in the lake fluctuates seasonally due to rain, and utilization for irrigation. The water level is regulated through a dam constructed in 1988 on the western outlet stream, Khudi Khola.^[2]^[5]

Lake Economy[]

Begnas Lake with fishery

Begnas Lake area with a number of resorts is a popular destination for tourists visiting Pokhara.^[6] The water from the lake is used for irrigation and some parts of the lake are used as caged fisheries.^[5] The Begnas lake area has a number of swampy areas around it, many of which have been converted to paddy fields.^[7] Annapurna and Manaslu Range can be seen very clearly from the lake.

Other Attraction[]

Rupa Lake

Rupa-Begnas view Tower

Pachhabhiya Deurali Temple

Majhikuna

Sundari Danda

Gorakhnath Temple

International Zoological park of Pokhara

Begnas Highest Cote

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Oli, Krishna Prasad (1997). A local level conservation strategy for Begnas and Rupa lake watershed area. Kathmandu, Nepal: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Nepal. Rāshṭriya Yojanā Āyoga, Nepal National Conservation Strategy Implementation Programme.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b National Lake Conservation Development Committee (2010). Conservation of Begnas Lake, Nepal: A Case of Conflict to Collective Action in Resource Sharing (Multiple Water Use) (PDF). Shiga University, Japan: Outline of Lake Basin Governance Research Promotion Activities, 2008-2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Rai, Ash Kumar (2000). "Limnological characteristics of subtropical Lakes Phewa, Begnas, and Rupa in Pokhara Valley, Nepal". Limnology. 1 (1): 33–46. doi:10.1007/s102010070027.
^ "Seven Vanishing Lakes of Lekhnath". Ekantipur.com. 2 April 2010. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b D. B, Swar; Gurung, T. B. (1988). "Introduction and cage culture of exotic carps and their impact on fish harvested in Lake Begnas, Nepal". Hydrobiologia. 166 (3): 277–283. doi:10.1007/BF00008137. ISSN 1573-5117.
^ Kawamura, Masahiro (June 2011). "One Village One Product agrotourism promotion: Perceptions of visitors to Begnas area". JICA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-08.
^ Wagle, Suresh Kumar; Gurung, Tek Bahadur; Bista, Jay Dev; Rai, Ash Kumar (July–September 2007). "Cage fish culture and fisheries for food security and livelihoods in mid hill lakes of Pokhara Valley, Nepal: Post community based management adoption" (PDF). Aquaculture Asia. 12 (3): 21–29. ISSN 0859-600X.

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[begnas1-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Oli, Krishna Prasad (1997). A local level conservation strategy for Begnas and Rupa lake watershed area. Kathmandu, Nepal: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Nepal. Rāshṭriya Yojanā Āyoga, Nepal National Conservation Strategy Implementation Programme.

[begnas4-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b National Lake Conservation Development Committee (2010). Conservation of Begnas Lake, Nepal: A Case of Conflict to Collective Action in Resource Sharing (Multiple Water Use) (PDF). Shiga University, Japan: Outline of Lake Basin Governance Research Promotion Activities, 2008-2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2012-05-01.

[begnas2-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Rai, Ash Kumar (2000). "Limnological characteristics of subtropical Lakes Phewa, Begnas, and Rupa in Pokhara Valley, Nepal". Limnology. 1 (1): 33–46. doi:10.1007/s102010070027.

[4] "Seven Vanishing Lakes of Lekhnath". Ekantipur.com. 2 April 2010. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.

[begnas3-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b D. B, Swar; Gurung, T. B. (1988). "Introduction and cage culture of exotic carps and their impact on fish harvested in Lake Begnas, Nepal". Hydrobiologia. 166 (3): 277–283. doi:10.1007/BF00008137. ISSN 1573-5117.

[6] Kawamura, Masahiro (June 2011). "One Village One Product agrotourism promotion: Perceptions of visitors to Begnas area". JICA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-08.

[7] Wagle, Suresh Kumar; Gurung, Tek Bahadur; Bista, Jay Dev; Rai, Ash Kumar (July–September 2007). "Cage fish culture and fisheries for food security and livelihoods in mid hill lakes of Pokhara Valley, Nepal: Post community based management adoption" (PDF). Aquaculture Asia. 12 (3): 21–29. ISSN 0859-600X.

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