Jagdishpur Reservoir

Jagdishpur Reservoir
Location	Nepal
Area	225 ha (560 acres)
Established	August 2003
Governing body	Department of Irrigation and District Forest Office

Jagdishpur Reservoir is a Ramsar site in southern Nepal. Established in August 2003 it covers an area of 225 ha (560 acres) in Kapilvastu District at an altitude of 197 m (646 ft). The reservoir was constructed in the early 1970s for irrigation purposes, is fed by the Banganga River in the Churia hills catchment area and is surrounded by cultivated land and a few smaller lakes serving as a buffer zone for bird movement.^[1]

References

^ Bhuju, U.R., Shakya, P.R., Basnet, T.B., Shrestha, S. (2007) Nepal Biodiversity Resource Book. Protected Areas, Ramsar Sites, and World Heritage Sites. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, in cooperation with United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. Kathmandu, ISBN 978-92-9115-033-5 download pdf

External links

The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: The Annotated Ramsar List of Nepal

National Parks, Reserves and Ramsar Sites of Nepal

National Parks	Chitwan National Park · Bardia National Park · Rara National Park · Langtang National Park · Sagarmatha National Park · Khaptad National Park · Shey Phoksundo National Park · Makalu Barun National Park · Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park · Banke National Park

Wildlife Reserves	Sukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve · Parsa Wildlife Reserve · Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

Conservation Areas	Annapurna Conservation Area · Manaslu Conservation Area · Kanchenjunga Conservation Area · Blackbuck Conservation Area · Gaurishankar Conservation Area · Api Nampa Conservation Area

Hunting Reserves	Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve

Ramsar Sites	Beeshazar Tal · Ghodaghodi Tal · Jagdishpur Reservoir · Gosainkunda · Phoksundo Lake · Mai Pokhari