Phewa Lake

Coordinates: 28°12′51″N 83°56′50″E / 28.21417°N 83.94722°E / 28.21417; 83.94722
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Phewa Lake
Phewa Tal, Baidam Tal
फेवा ताल (
Sarangkot, Kaskikot, Dhikurpokhari
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Phewa Lake, Phewa Tal or Fewa Lake (

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 km2 (2.2 sq mi).[3] It has an average depth of about 8.6 m (28 ft) and a maximum depth of 24 m (79 ft).[4] The maximum water capacity of the lake is approximately 43,000,000 cubic metres (35,000 acre⋅ft).[5] The Annapurna range on the north is only about 28 km (linear distance) away[6] from the lake. The lake is also famous for the reflection of mount Machhapuchhre and other mountain peaks of the Annapurna and Dhaulagiri ranges on its surface.[7] The Tal Barahi Temple is situated on an island in the lake.[8] It is located 4 km from the city's centre Chipledhunga
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Origin

An analysis of lake sediments reveals its age to be BC 12640 - 12025. However Phewa lake is regarded to be formed during circa 13000 BC.[9]

Lake economy

Phewa lake and water sports is one of the major tourist attraction of Pokhara city and the north shore of the lake has developed into a tourist district, commonly called Lakeside, with hotels, restaurants and bars catering to the tourists.[10] The water from Phewa lake's outlet is used to generate electricity. The Phewa Power House is located about 1.5 km (0.93 mi) from the southern part of the Phewa lake.[11] A part of the lake is also used as commercial caged fisheries.[12]

Major Attraction

  • Tal Barahi Temple, located at the center of Phewa Lake, is the most important religious monument of Pokhara.This two-storied pagoda is believed to be dedicated to one of the Hindu gods known as Vishnu. It usually gets crowded on Saturdays.
  • Baidam is the eastern banks of Phewa lake also known as Lakeside. This part contains seemingly endless strip of hotels, lodges, restaurants, bookshops and souvenir shops. This side is one of the best known tourist area of Nepal. It is also the starting point of the tour to Pokhara.[13]
  • Sarangkot
    and paragliding, Sarangkot is the only one place in Nepal for paragliding, from where you can fly over the Fewa lake.
  • Ratna Mandir, former palace used by the Nepalese royal family.

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See also

References

  1. ^ Shrestha, P; Janauer, G. A. (2001). "Management of Aquatic Macrophyte Resource: A Case of Phewa Lake, Nepal" (PDF). Environment and Agriculture: Biodiversity, Agriculture and Pollution in South Asia. Ecological Society (ECOS): 99–107. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
  2. ^ Aryal, Vijay (28 October – 2 November 2007). "Phewa Lake Watershed Area: A Study on the Challenges to Human Encroachment" (PDF). Proceedings of Taal 2007: The 12th World Lake Conference, Jaipur, India. International Lake Environment Committee: 2292–2299.[permanent dead link]
  3. S2CID 23782376
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  4. ^ Shrestha, Purushottam (2003). "Conservation and management of Phewa Lake ecosystem, Nepal" (PDF). Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Society. pp. 1–4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
  5. ^ Pokharel, Shailendra (2003). "Lessons from Nepal on Developing a Strategic Plan for the Integrated Lake Basin Management: Conservation of Phewa Lake of Pokhara, Nepal" (PDF). International Lake Environment Committee: World Lake Database. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
  6. ISBN 978-81-8205-410-3
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  7. doi:10.3126/jowe.v1i1.1568
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  8. ISBN 0-7618-0758-6
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  9. ISSN 1342-937X
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  10. ISSN 1727-5210
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  11. ISSN 1998-5452
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  12. ISSN 0429-9337
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  13. ^ "SAARC TOURISM Nepal". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-07.

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