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Tilicho Lake in Gandaki Province is the highest lake in Nepal. It lies at an altitude of 4919 m above mean sea level. Other most popular lakes are Phewa lake and Begnas Lake located in Pokhara. Below is a list of artificial and natural lakes in Nepal ordered by province, and by district within each province. Rara Lake Phoksundo Lake in Nepal
Tilicho Lake was once known as Nepal’s highest lake, as it is situated at an altitude of 4,919 meters (16,138 ft), but now is overthrown by the Kajin Sara Lake which is situated at 5,200 m, however, Tilicho Lake is still the Lake with longest diameter, lengthening up to 4 km in length and 1.2 km in width. Another interesting fact about ...
Gokyo Lakes are oligotrophic lakes in Nepal's Sagarmatha National Park, located at an elevation of 4,700–5,000 m (15,400–16,400 ft). They were named after Gokyo Ri peak. These lakes are the world's highest freshwater lake system comprising six main lakes, of which Thonak Lake is the largest. [ 2 ]
[1] It is the second largest lake in Nepal and the largest in Gandaki Province after the Rara lake in comparison to Nepal's water bodies. [2] It is the most popular and most visited lake in Nepal. Phewa lake is located at an altitude of 742 m (2,434 ft) and covers an area of about 5.7 km 2 (2.2 sq mi). [3]
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 km 2 (41 sq mi). [3]
A group of mountaineers discovered the Kajin Sara lake in early 2019. The lake is situated in Chame rural municipality of Manang district, Nepal. The lake is 1,500 meters long and 600 meters wide in its dimensions. [4] The Lake is one of the highest altitude lake in the world, 5020 m above sea level. [5]
Gosaikunda, also spelled Gosainkunda, is a lake in Nepal's Langtang National Park, located at an elevation of 4,380 m (14,370 ft) in the Rasuwa District with a surface area of 13.8 ha (34 acres). [2] Together with associated lakes, the Gosaikunda Lake complex is 1,030 ha (2,500 acres) in size and was designated a Ramsar site on 29 September 2007.
Begnas Lake (Nepali: बेगनास ताल) is a freshwater lake in Pokhara Metropolis of Kaski district of Nepal [4] located in the south-east of the Pokhara Valley. The lake is the third largest lake of Nepal and second largest, after Phewa Lake , among the seven lakes in Pokhara Valley .