Kaski district lies in the Western Development region of Nepal. Pokhara is the headquarter of Kaski district, the city having area 55.2 2 sq.km is also the second largest city of the country. This district is treasured with enchanting natural beauties including mountains, caves, lakes, rivers, waterfalls etc. Also it?s famous for places like Sarangkot, Gurung villages, Peace pagoda and different temples.
    While it has so many sites with alluring beauty, wetlands are also the major sites of attraction. There are total eight wetlands in Kaski which are not only means of tourism but are also important in various ways like they are home to many migratory birds, source of water to the people around, important for fishery  and their major role is in balancing of the eco-system. In this report I?m going to give brief introduction about these nine lakes.
 1)  Phewa lake
    Phewa lake is the second largest lake of Nepal and the largest lake of Pokhara Valley. IT is situated at an altitude of 784m at the western edge of Pokhara city near Baidam. It covers an area of about 4.43 sq km with an average depth of about 8.6m maximum water depth is 19m. There is also a temple named ?Tal barahi? situated at about the middle of the lake. It?s major site of tourist attraction. Another specialty of this lake is the reflection of mount ?machhapuchhre? that falls right on the lake. It is also home of many migratory and other water birds. The origin of Fewa Lake is ?Pame? which is famous for fish.

2. Begnas Lake
    Begnas Lake, the second largest lake of Pokhara Valley is situated at an altitude of 650m. It is located in the Sisuwa village on the eastern part of Pokhara and is 13 km away from the Pokhara city. It covers an area of 3 sq. km. Average water depth of the lake is 9.37 and the maximum water depth is 13.84m. It is famous site for picnic, boating, birdwatching etc.

3. Rupa Lake
          This Lake is located about 15 km from Pokhara towards the end of the road which turns to the north from the highway that leads to Kathmandu. A small hill, Panchabhaiya Danda, divides this lake and provides a natural scenic beauty in secluded surroundings. Fishing and boating activities can be done here.

4. Dipang Lake
       Dipang Lake is the third largest lake of the Lekhnath town. This lake is situated in Lekhnath municipality ward no.6. This lake is in 562 meter height from the sea level. Its area is 32.4320 hector. Depth of this lake is 3-5 meter. This lake is situated between green hills. This lake is originated from the Seti River.The name of the lake "DIPANG" is considered as named by the magars (one of the ethnic group in Nepal). They were the inhabitants of the lake area. In magar language "Di" means water and "Pang" means to know. We can know that from researchers and supervisors that in this way, name of the lake is named. This lake is situated in beautiful and peaceful environment.

5. Khaste Lake

   Khaste Lake is located in Ward No Lekhnath 3, 4 &6. The total area is 24.8030 hector and water area is 13.7370 hector. Fish farming have been conducted in this lake since some years. The area is also known as ?Bird Wetland? or the lake is known to be bird watching lake as the Siberian, Indian and Afghani birds come here to protect themselves from cold. This area can be the famous research Centre for the birds of different types.

6. Gunde Lake
          Gunde Lake is situated at 2km northern side from Arghaun Chowk. The total area is 13.57 hector.

7. Maidi Lake
        It lies near Begnas lake. The lake is surrounded by chilaune and katus forests from three directions. The lake is surrounded by farming land on western side. The total area of this lake is 1.17 hector.

8. Neureni Lake
    Neureni Lake is the smallest lake of Lekhnath Municipality. The total area is 2.830 hector. Nureni Lake is almost turning into plain land these days.

    Recently I had visited Gunde, Khaste, Neureni, Dipang, Begnas and Phewa Lake. The first four lakes had been covered with different weeds and grasses which had made them ugly in look also people had extended their paddy field up to the lake in Khaste lake .Begnas and Phewa are most visited wetlands and hence peoples influence can be seen most in these lakes. These lakes are suffering from pollution also water hyacinth is also major problem in Phewa lake.

    I have started school teaching for raising awareness among the school children about ?Importance?s of Wetlands? which includes introduction, importances, threats, brief introduction on Ramsar Convention, what can be done for their conservation and information about wetland of Kaski and Ramsar sites of Nepal. I have been able to conduct school teaching in one school named ?Chorrepatan Higher Secondary school?. I?ll continue it in coming days too. I would also like to thank my friends Barsha Aryal and Rekha Bhandari for helping me in School Teaching.

References:- http://www.lekhnath.com/index.php?_page=seven_lakes#axzz3SOekMdyr
                      http://www.pokharacity.com/lake-rivers-and-caves/
                      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaski_District