Lake Cluster of Pokhara Valley
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2016
261 km²
Subdivision · NPL
Arthar Dadakharka
Nepal
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(53 %)
Species observed
60
Observations
61
Area
13,8km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
60 distinct species · 61 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
15,8°C
Annual rain
3 264mm
Warmest m°
23,2°C
Coldest m°
1,6°C
Elevation: 1 599 m on average (min 1 090 m, max 2 070 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
15,8°C
Annual rain
3 264mm
Warmest month
23,2°C
Coldest month
1,6°C
Mean alt.
1 599m
Min
1 090m
Max
2 070m
Std. dev.
238m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CwbTemperate, dry winter, warm summer(53 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
26,8g/kg
Clay
22,6%
Sand
36,1%
Silt
41,3%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Dhaualagiri
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,5
Org. C
40,1g/kg
Clay
21,8%
Sand
36,3%
Silt
42,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
22,4g/kg
Clay
22,5%
Sand
36,2%
Silt
41,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,4
Org. C
18,0g/kg
Clay
23,6%
Sand
35,7%
Silt
40,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest73.4%
Crops7.3%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil0.3%
Other (grassland, water…)18.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
595km²
Discharge in basins
0,9m³/s
Mean precip.
2 049mm/an
Mean T°
14,3°C
Moisture idx
0,27
Max snow
17%
Mean runoff
1 940mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
2 055m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Built-up
55,4%
Pesticides
0,9kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN