Global InformationJagdishpur Reservoir information
| Jagdishpur Reservoir | |
|---|---|
 A group of sarus cranes (Antigone antigone) at Jagdishpur Reservoir | |
  Jagdishpur Reservoir | |
| Location | Jahadi, Kapilvastu District, Nepal |
| Coordinates | 27°35′00″N 83°05′00″E / 27.58333°N 83.08333°E |
| Lake type | Reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Banganga River |
| River sources | Banganga River |
| Primary outflows | Banganga River |
| Catchment area | Sivalik Hills |
| Basin countries | Nepal |
| Managing agency | Department of Irrigation and District Forest Office |
| Designation | Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance |
| Max. length | 1.6 km (1 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.4 km (1 mi) |
| Surface area | 225 ha (556 acres) |
| Surface elevation | 197 m (646 ft) |
| Settlements | Dhankauli, Hathausa, Jahadi, Jayanagar, Kapilvastu, Kopawa, Nigalihawa |
Ramsar Wetland | |
| Designated | 13 August 2003 |
| Reference no. | 1315[1] |
The Jagdishpur Reservoir is a reservoir in Jahadi Village Development Committee, Kapilvastu District, Nepal which was named after Er. Jagadish Jha who designed and supervised the construction of Banaganga dam. With a surface area of 225 ha (2.25 km2),[2] it is the largest reservoir in the country and an important wetland site.[3] It is situated at an altitude of 197 m (646 ft).[4] The maximum water depth varies between 2 m (6.6 ft) in the dry season and 7 m (23 ft) in the monsoon season.[5]
The Jagdishpur Reservoir is listed on the List of Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance, as defined by the Ramsar Convention.[6]
- ^ "Jagadishpur Reservoir". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Jagadishpur Reservoir". Protected Planet. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Bhandari, B. (1996). An inventory of Nepal's Terai wetlands. IUCN Nepal, Kathmandu.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
- ^ Baral, H. S. (2008). "Birds of Jagdishpur Reservoir, Nepal" (PDF). Forktail. 24: 115–119. ISSN 0950-1746.
- ^ Bhandari, B. B. (2009). Wise use of Wetlands in Nepal. Banko Janakari 19 (3): 10–17.