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BEGNAS LAKE:

Begnas Lake is a freshwater lake in Kaski district of Nepal 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][4]

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• 1 Lake Economy
• 2 See also
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Lake Economy[edit]

Begnas Lake area with a number of resorts is a popular destination for tourists visiting Pokhara.^[5] The water from the lake is used for irrigation and some parts of the lake are used as caged fisheries.^[4] The Begnas lake area has a number of swampy areas around it, many of which have been converted to paddy fields day by day.^[6]

Begnas Temple

See also[edit]

• Phewa Lake
• Rara Lake
• List of Nepal-related topics
• Annapurna
• Dhaulagiri

References[edit]

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.
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). Shiga University, Japan: Outline of Lake Basin Governance Research Promotion Activities, 2008-2010.
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. ^ 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.
5. Jump up^ Kawamura, Masahiro (June 2011). "One Village One Product agrotourism promotion: Perceptions of visitors to Begnas area". JICA.
6. Jump up^ 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.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Begnas Lake.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Pokhara#b/.

• The Begnas Lake Resort & Villa
• Flickr photos on Begnas Lake

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