The largest lake of Nepal
Rara Lake is the largest lake of Nepal. Known also as “Mahendra Taal”, this exotic lake lies in Mugu district in western part of Nepal. At an altitude of 2990m, Rara lake lies between the coniferous forests, mirroring the snowcapped Himalayas. It is extended up to 10.8 sq km with an oval shape. The lake is recorded to be 167m in depth, enrich with different rare aquatic species. It is also home to many medicinal herbs. The lake lies within the Rara National Park, which is by far the smallest national park of Nepal.
The Rara National Park was named after the Rara Lake. The park is covered with dense coniferous forest which is habitat to various flora and fauna. The pines, oak, rhododendron etc dominate the forest proportion with wild life like Red Pandas, musk deer, leopards, Himalayan Black bear, Monkey, wild dogs, Yellow-throated marten as inhabitants. The national park, especially the Rara lake area receive number of migratory birds like water fowls, Coots, Common teal, merganser and gulls etc. The esident birds are Kalij, blood pheasant, Impeyan and many others. The Rara Nationla Park is home to some 214 species of birds and over 20 species of mammal.Raara lake it is very popular with Nepal tourist