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| Phewa Lake | |
|---|---|
| Phewa Tal, Baidam Tal | |
| फेवा ताल (Nepali) | |
 Reflection of the Annapurna Range on Phewa Lake | |
  Phewa Lake Location in Nepal | |
| Location | Kaski |
| Coordinates | 28°12′51″N 83°56′50″E / 28.21417°N 83.94722°E |
| Lake type | Freshwater |
| Primary inflows | Harpan, Adheri khola & Phirke Khola |
| Catchment area | 122.53 km2 (47.31 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Nepal |
| Max. length | 4 km (2.5 mi) |
| Max. width | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 5.7260 km2 (2.2 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 8.6 m (28 ft) |
| Max. depth | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Water volume | 0.046 km3 (0.011 cu mi) |
| Surface elevation | 742 m (2,434 ft) |
| Frozen | Does not freeze |
| Islands | Tal Barahi (तालबाराही), Temple |
| Settlements | Pokhara, Sarangkot, Kaskikot, Dhikurpokhari |
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Phewa Lake, Phewa Tal or Fewa Lake (Nepali: फेवा ताल, [ˈpʰewa tal]) is a freshwater lake in Nepal formerly called Baidam Tal located in the south of the Pokhara Valley that includes Pokhara city and parts of Sarangkot and Kaskikot. [1] It is the second largest lake in Nepal and the largest in Gandaki Province after the 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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- ^ 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.
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