Begnas Lake Explained
| Begnas Lake |
| Location: | Kaski, Nepal |
| Coords: | 28.1739°N 84.0973°W |
| Lake Type: | Natural Freshwater[1] |
| Inflow: | Syankhudi & Talbesi |
| Outflow: | Khudi Khola |
| Catchment: | 49km2[2] |
| Basin Countries: | Nepal |
| Area: | 3.281NaN1 |
| Depth: | 6.60NaN0 |
| Max-Depth: | 100NaN0 |
| Volume: | 0.02905km3 |
| Elevation: | 6500NaN0 |
| Pushpin Map: | Nepal Gandaki Province#Nepal |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Begnas Lake in Nepal. |
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Begnas Lake (Nepali: बेगनास ताल) is a freshwater lake in Pokhara Metropolis of Kaski district of Nepal[3] 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. 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.[4] [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. 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.
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Notes and References
- Book: Oli, Krishna Prasad. A local level conservation strategy for Begnas and Rupa lake watershed area. 1997. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Nepal. Rāshṭriya Yojanā Āyoga, Nepal National Conservation Strategy Implementation Programme. Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Rai. Ash Kumar. Limnological characteristics of subtropical Lakes Phewa, Begnas, and Rupa in Pokhara Valley, Nepal. Limnology. 2000. 1. 1. 10.1007/s102010070027. 33–46.
- Web site: Seven Vanishing Lakes of Lekhnath. Ekantipur.com. 2 April 2010. 26 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140727223841/http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2010/04/02/Features/Seven-vanishing-lakes/206810/. 27 July 2014. dead.
- Book: National Lake Conservation Development Committee. Conservation of Begnas Lake, Nepal: A Case of Conflict to Collective Action in Resource Sharing (Multiple Water Use). 2010. Outline of Lake Basin Governance Research Promotion Activities, 2008-2010. Shiga University, Japan. 2012-05-01. 2019-02-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20190214060919/http://rcse.edu.shiga-u.ac.jp/gov-pro/plan/2008list/06-020504.pdf. dead.
- D. B. Swar. Gurung, T. B.. Introduction and cage culture of exotic carps and their impact on fish harvested in Lake Begnas, Nepal. Hydrobiologia. 1988. 166. 3. 277–283. 10.1007/BF00008137. 1573-5117.
- Web site: Kawamura . Masahiro . One Village One Product agrotourism promotion: Perceptions of visitors to Begnas area . JICA . June 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150408060434/http://www.aec-fncci.org/userfiles/files/110516%20Agrotourism%20Report.pdf/ . 2015-04-08 .
- Wagle. Suresh Kumar. Gurung, Tek Bahadur . Bista, Jay Dev . Rai, Ash Kumar . 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. July–September 2007. 12. 3. 21–29. 0859-600X.
