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.
It covers an area of and the water 's area covers. Since some years, Pisciculture has also been practiced in this lake. The area known as ‘Bird Wetland’ is best suited as a bird watching lake, as the Siberian, Indian and Afghani birds come here to protect themselves from the cold.
Yellow bittern, a summer migratory bird species has been observed near the lake.
This area is also a potential research center for migratory birds of different species.
