The largest lake in Nepal is Rara Lake, also known as Mahendra Daha, in Karnali Province. It lies at about 3200m above sea level, and has a total area of .http://www.nepalvista.com/features/lakes-of-nepal.phphttp://www.ntnc.org.np/sites/default/files/publications/lake1.pdf It is also the deepest lake in Nepal, having a depth of 167 m. 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.
Bagmati province
The Bagmati Province has 222 lakes distributed across the Terai (4%), Hill (95%), and Mountain (1%) regions.https://nepallake.gov.np/map-based-2/province-3/ Districts with the most lakes in decreasing order are Lalitpur(97), Kathmandu (58), Bhaktapur (52), Chitwan (6), Dolakaha (3), Sindhuli (2), Makwanpur (1), Nuwakot (1), Ramechhap (1) and Sindhupalchowk (1). Out of 119 Palikas in the province, Lalitpur Sub Metropolitan City in Lalitpur district has the biggest number of lakes (50) compared with other Palikas.
Bhaktapur district
Chitwan district
Dhading district
Dolakha district
Kathmandu district
Lalitpur District
Makwanpur district
Nuwakot district
Ramechhap district
Rasuwa district
Sindhuli district
Sindhupalchowk district
Gandaki province
Gandaki Province has 42 lakes within an elevation of 3,000 masl, distributed across the Terai (5%), Hill (71%), and Mountain (24%) regions.
Baglung district
Gorkha district
Kaski district
Lamjung district
Manang district
Myagdi district
Parbat district
Syangja district
Tanahun district
Nawalparasi district (former district)
Karnali province Dailekh district
Dolpa district
Humla district
Jumla district
Mugu district
Salyan district
Rukum west district
Koshi province
Bhojpur district
Dhankuta district
Ilam district
Jhapa district
Khotang district
Morang district
Panchthar district
Sankhuwasabha district
Solukhumbu district
Sunsari district
Taplejung district
Tehrathum district
Udayapur district
Lumbini province This province has 97 lakes, located in the Terai (92%); Hill (6%), and Mountain regions (2%). Districts with the most lakes in decreasing order are Rupandehi (28), Kapilvastu (24), Parasi (21), Dang (8), Banke (4), Bardiya (3), Arghakhanchi (2), Palpa (2), Pyuthan (2), Rukum (2) and Rolpa (2). Lumbini Sanskritik Municipality of Rupandehi district has the biggest number of lakes (7) compared to other Palikas.
Arghakhanchi district
Banke district
Bardiya district
Dang district
Gulmi district
Palpa district
Pyuthan district
Rupandehi district
Rukum East district
Madhesh province Bara district
Dhanusha district
Mahottari district
Parsa district
Rautahat district
Saptari district
Sarlahi district
Siraha district
Sudurpashchim province
Achham district
Bajhang district
Bajura district
Dadeldhura district
Darchula district
Doti district
Kailali district
Kanchanpur district
See also
List of rivers of Nepal History of limnology in Nepal
References