title: Khaste Lake
text: # Khaste Lake
  
  Khaste Lake is a freshwater lake located at the Kharane Phant in Pokhara metropolitan city, Nepal. The lake is located in Lekhnath ward numbers 3, 4 and 6.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Khaste Lake covers an area of 24.8030 hectares (61.290 acres) and the water 's area covers 13.7370 hectares (33.945 acres).
  
  ## Fauna
  
  Pisciculture has been practiced in this lake for several years.
  
  The area known as Bird Wetland is best suited as a bird watching on the lake. Siberian, Indian and Afghani birds come here to find refuge from the cold.
  
  Yellow bittern, a summer migratory bird species has been observed near the lake.
  
  Area has potential to become research center for migratory birds of different species.
  
  