List of lakes of Nepal

This is a list of artificial and natural lakes in Nepal ordered by province, and by district within each province.

The largest lake in Nepal is Rara Lake, also known as Mahendra Daha, in Karnali Province. It lies at about 3200m above sea level, and has a total area of 10.4 square kilometres (4.0 sq mi).[1][2][3][4]

Rara Lake
Phoksundo Lake in Nepal

Rara Lake in Karnali Province is the deepest lake of Nepal,[citation needed] having a depth of 167 m.

Tilicho Lake in Gandaki Province is the highest lake of Nepal, at 4919 m above mean sea level.

In September 2007, Phoksundo Lake has been designated a Ramsar site.[5]

  1. ^ "Lakes of Nepal".
  2. ^ http://www.nepalvista.com/features/lakes-of-nepal.php
  3. ^ http://www.ntnc.org.np/sites/default/files/publications/lake1.pdf [dead link]
  4. ^ "Home". nepallake.gov.np.
  5. ^ Bhandari, B. B. (2009). Wise use of Wetlands in Nepal. Banko Janakari, Special Issue February 2009: 10–17.