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The Jagdishpur Reservoir is a reservoir in Jahadi Village Development Committee, Kapilvastu District, Nepal which was named after Er. Jagadish Jha who designed and supervised the construction of Banaganga dam. With a surface area of 225 ha (2.25 km2)[2] , it is the largest reservoir in the country and an important wetland site.[3] It is situated at an altitude of 197 m (646 ft).[4] The maximum water depth varies between 2 m (6.6 ft) in the dry season and 7 m (23 ft) in the monsoon season.[5]

Jagdishpur Reservoir
A group of sarus cranes (Antigone antigone) at Jagdishpur Reservoir
Jagdishpur Reservoir
LocationJahadi, Kapilvastu District, Nepal
Coordinates27°35′00″N 83°05′00″E
Lake typeReservoir
Primary inflowsBanganga River
River sourcesBanganga River
Primary outflowsBanganga River
Catchment areaSivalik Hills
Basin countriesNepal
Managing agencyDepartment of Irrigation and District Forest Office
DesignationRamsar List of Wetlands of International Importance
Max. length1.6 km (1 mi)
Max. width1.4 km (1 mi)
Surface area225 ha (556 acres)
Surface elevation197 m (646 ft)
SettlementsDhankauli, Hathausa, Jahadi, Jayanagar, Kapilvastu, Kopawa, Nigalihawa
Ramsar Wetland
Designated13 August 2003
Reference no.1315[1]

The Jagdishpur Reservoir is listed on the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance, as defined by the Ramsar Convention.[6]


History


At Jakhira Lake during the 1970s, Jagdishpur was created to provide water to crops.[4] In 2003, the reservoir was declared a Ramsar site.[6] Despite this, its birds and other fauna have not yet been studied in great detail.[5]


Fauna


The silt and nutrients deposited in the reservoir favour the growth of reed beds, which provide shelter for several endangered species. The habitat of the reservoir and its surroundings is important for resident, wintering and migrating wetland birds, comprising 45 different bird species.[4] Five of these are globally threatened species.[7] The surrounding cultivated land also provides habitat for a large numbers of birds. Some of the notable species documented in the area include:[5]

Also 18 species of fish, nine of herpetofauna and six mammalian species have been documented in and around the reservoir.[4]


References


  1. "Jagadishpur Reservoir". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. "Jagadishpur Reservoir". Protected Planet. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. Bhandari, B. (1996). An inventory of Nepal’s Terai wetlands. IUCN Nepal, Kathmandu.
  4. Bhuju, U. R., Shakya, P. R., Basnet, T. B., Shrestha, S. (2007). Nepal Biodiversity Resource Book. Protected Areas, Ramsar Sites, and World Heritage Sites (PDF). Kathmandu: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, in cooperation with United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. ISBN 978-92-9115-033-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2018-12-14.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  5. Baral, H. S. (2008). "Birds of Jagdishpur Reservoir, Nepal" (PDF). Forktail. 24: 115–119. ISSN 0950-1746.
  6. Bhandari, B. B. (2009). Wise use of Wetlands in Nepal. Banko Janakari 19 (3): 10–17.
  7. Baral, H. S.; Inskipp, C. (2005). Important Bird Areas in Nepal: key sites for conservation (1st ed.). Kathmandu, Nepal and Cambridge, UK: Bird Conservation Nepal and BirdLife International. ISBN 978-9993379225.

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