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Begnas Lake

Begnas Lake

Lake in Kaski district of Nepal

Begnas Lake (Nepali: बेगनास ताल) is a freshwater lake in Pokhara 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]

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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.[7] Annapurna and Manaslu Range can be seen very clearly from the lake.

Begnas Lake
  • A portion of the lake
  • Begnas lake with Annapurna range in backdrop
  • Aerial view of Begnas lake with Maidi Lake

References

  1. [1]
    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]
    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.
  3. [3]
    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. [4]
    "Seven Vanishing Lakes of Lekhnath". Ekantipur.com. 2 April 2010. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  5. [5]
    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. [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. [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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