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19 places.

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Begnas Lake
Kaski
Quieter twin to Phewa with boating and homestays.
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Birendra Lake
Gorkha
Lake listed as a popular attraction near Samagaon village on the Manaslu Circuit trek route.
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Bishazari Tal (Beeshazar Lake)
Chitwan
Lake about 5 km south of Bharatpur near Chitwan National Park, an important bird-watching center.
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Gangapurna Lake
Manang
Glacial lake near Manang town, at the foot of the Gangapurna glacier beneath Gangapurna and the Annapurna peaks; a popular short day-hike destination from Manang.
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Ghodaghodi Tal
Kailali
Ramsar wetland site (designated 13 August 2003) and bird sanctuary (declared March 2022) in the Siwalik Hills at 205 m elevation, covering 2,563 ha.
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Gokyo Lakes
Solukhumbu
A system of 19 oligotrophic lakes at 4,700–5,000 m in Sagarmatha National Park, designated a Ramsar site in September 2007 (7,770 ha of associated wetlands).
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Gosaikunda
Rasuwa
High-altitude sacred lake linked to Lord Shiva in Langtang region.
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Jagdishpur Reservoir (Jagdishpur Lake)
Kapilvastu
Nepal's largest reservoir (225 ha) at 197 m altitude, about 11 km north of Taulihawa; Ramsar Wetland of International Importance (designated 13 August 2003) and bird sanctuary, supporting around 295 bird species including sarus cranes. Fed by the Banganga River; built in the early 1970s for irrigation.
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Jamunkhadi Simsar
Jhapa
A wetlands conservation project in Kankai Municipality developed as a tourist destination within the community forest, about 1 km from the East-West Highway.
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Kulekhani Reservoir (Indra Sarobar)
Makwanpur
Nepal's first and only reservoir-based hydropower plant's reservoir, also called Indra Sarobar, created in 1982 by a 114 m rock-fill dam on the Kulekhani River.
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Mai Pokhari
Ilam
Wetland in Ilam District designated a Ramsar site in October 2008; a pilgrimage center for both Hindus and Buddhists.
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Panch Pokhari
Sindhupalchok
Group of five Hindu holy lakes at about 4,100 m in Bhotang, one of the main features of Langtang National Park.
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Phewa Lake
Kaski
Freshwater lake in Pokhara with views of the Annapurna range.
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Ramaroshan Site (Ramaroshan Lake)
Achham
A major tourism site at 2,500 m altitude, known as the land of 12 lakes and 18 meadow patches (patans) with stiff rocky cliffs.
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Rara Lake
Mugu
Largest lake in Nepal set in Rara National Park.
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Rupa Lake
Kaski
Freshwater lake on the border of Pokhara Metropolitan City and Rupa Rural Municipality and the third biggest lake in Pokhara valley; supports 36 recorded species of waterbirds and offers boating and fish farming.
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Taudaha Lake
Kathmandu
Small lake on the outskirts of Kathmandu whose name combines the Newari words 'Ta' (snake) and 'Daha' (lake); mythology holds it a remnant of the ancient valley lake drained by Manjushree and home of the serpent king Karkotak, so locals do not swim or fish here.
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Tilicho Lake
Manang
One of the highest lakes in the world on the Annapurna circuit.
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Tsho Rolpa (Cho Rolpa)
Dolakha
One of the biggest glacial lakes in Nepal, at 4,580 m in the Rolwaling Valley at the terminus of the Trakarding Glacier.