Begnas Lake

Begnas Lake
बेगनास ताल

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[1]
Primary inflows Syankhudi & Talbesi[1]
Primary outflows Khudi Khola[1]
Catchment area 49 km2 (19 sq mi)[2][3]
Basin countries Nepal
Surface area 3.28 km2 (1.3 sq mi)[3]
Average depth 6.6 m (22 ft)[3]
Max. depth 10 m (33 ft)[3]
Water volume 0.02905 km3 (0.00697 cu mi)[3]
Surface elevation 650 m (2,133 ft)[3]
Islands None
Settlements Begnas VDC, Lekhnath, Shisuwa

Begnas Lake is a freshwater lake in Lekhnath municipality of Kaski district of Nepal[4] located in the south-east of the Pokhara Valley. The lake is the 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 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 day by day.[7]

Begnas Temple

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 National Lake Conservation Development Committee (2010). Conservation of Begnas Lake, Nepal: A Case of Conflict to Collective Action in Resource Sharing (Multiple Water Use). Shiga University, Japan: Outline of Lake Basin Governance Research Promotion Activities, 2008-2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 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. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 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.
  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". Aquaculture Asia 12 (3): 21–29. ISSN 0859-600X.

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