Begnash
Lake
Begnas
Lake, the second largest lake of Pokhara
Valley is situated at an altitude of
650m. It is located in the Siswa village
on the eastern part of Pokhara and is 13
km away from the Pokhara city. It covers
an area of 3 sq. km. Average water depth
of the lake is 9.37 and the maximum
water depth is 13.84m. The capacity of
the lake is 29.05 million cubic meter.
It is comparatively deeper in the
northern and western part in the
comparision to eastern and southern
part. The lake water is drained out by
Khudi Khola from the western part.
Geologically the area is composed of
slate and phyllite zone with beds of
calcareous conglomerate and gravel
deposits. The vegetation here is quite
different than in other parts of Pokhara
because here the major species on the
southern aspect of the hills on the
northern part of the lake is Shorea
robuista whereas the major species of
the forest on the northern aspect of the
hill lying on the southern part of the
lake is Schima-Castonopsis. The forest
is very dense on the northern and
southern part of the lake whereas there
is cultivation on the eastern part and
fishery project on the western part.
The forest is very
rich in flora and fauna. The forest
surrounding the lake is the habitat of
more than 150 species of other birds.
The northern part of the lake is best
site for observing water fowls. The
forest is also rich in mammals where
abundant leoparts roam majestically. The
pride of this forest is that it is the
home of some endangered flora and fauna.
You can enjoy boating and fishing in
this lake. You can travel to the nearby
villages by hiring the boat all the day.
