Global InformationLake Cluster of Pokhara Valley information
| Lake cluster | |
|---|---|
  Lake cluster  Lake cluster | |
| Location | Kaski district, Gandaki Province |
| Coordinates | 28°15′50″N 83°58′20″E / 28.26389°N 83.97222°E |
| Type | Fresh water |
| Catchment area | Seti Gandaki valley |
| Basin countries | Nepal |
| Average depth | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Max. depth | 167 m (548 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 827 m (2,713 ft) |
Ramsar Wetland | |
| Designated | 2 February 2016 |
| Reference no. | 1695[1] |
Lake Cluster is the collective name for nine lakes in the Pokhara valley in western Nepal. The nine lakes which constitute the lake cluster are Phewa, Begnas, Rupa, Khaste, Dipang, Maidi, Gunde, Neurani, Kamalpokhari and Pokhara Seti Catchment. The lakes are fresh water lakes in the Nepalese Himalayas. The lakes are located in and around Pokhara metropolitan city of Kaski District. Phewa and Kamalpokhari lakes are located in the town of Pokhara while the rest of the lakes are in the town of Lekhnath.[2]
On 2 February 2016, it was declared as Ramsar site, covering 261.1 km2 (100.8 sq mi) including the surrounding catchment area. Water bodies constitute 3.5% of the catchment area of lake cluster.[3] Pokhara Valley Lake conservation committee was established in 2008 with an objective to conserve the ecosystem around the lakes.
- ^ "Lake Cluster". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Lake Cluster of Pokhara Valley". Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ "Declaration of the Pokhara Valley Lake Cluster as a new Ramsar site | WWF". wwf.panda.org.