| Rara Lake | |
|---|---|
| Mahendra Daha | |
| रारा ताल/महेन्द्र दह (Nepali) | |
 View of Rara lake | |
  Rara Lake | |
| Location | Mugu District, Karnali Province |
| Coordinates | 29°31′45″N 82°5′35″E / 29.52917°N 82.09306°E |
| Type | fresh water[1] |
| Etymology | King Mahendra |
| Part of | Rara National Park |
| Primary inflows | small rivulets |
| Primary outflows | Nijar River[1] |
| Basin countries | Nepal |
| Managing agency | Nepal Army |
| Max. length | 5.1 km (3.2 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 10.61 km2 (4.10 sq mi)[1] |
| Average depth | 100 m (330 ft)[1] |
| Max. depth | 167 m (548 ft) |
| Water volume | 1.07 km3 (0.26 cu mi) |
| Shore length1 | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 2,990 m (9,810 ft) |
| Frozen | December-March |
| Website | https://dnpwc.gov.np/en/conservation-area-detail/73 |
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| Designated | 23 September 2007 |
| Reference no. | 1695[2] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Rara Lake, also known as Mahendra Lake, is the largest fresh water lake in the Nepalese Himalayas. It is the main feature of Rara National Park, located in Jumla and Mugu Districts of Karnali Province.[1] Rara National Park stretches over 106 km2 (41 sq mi).[3]
- ^ a b c d e Bhuju, U. R.; Shakya, P. R.; Basnet, T. B. & Shrestha, S. (2007). Nepal Biodiversity Resource Book. Protected Areas, Ramsar Sites, and World Heritage Sites (PDF). Kathmandu: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, in cooperation with United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. ISBN 978-92-9115-033-5.
- ^ "Rara Lake". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Rara". Protected Planet. Retrieved 5 January 2022.