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.