Ghunchok Pokhari

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Ghunchok Pokhari, or Saurpani Pokhari is a freshwater lake located in northern-central Nepal. Saurpani Village Development Committee in Gorkha District. It is in fact palustrine wetland, covered by vegetation.[https://nepalindata.com/media/resources/items/13/bFinal-Inventory_of_Lakes_in_Nepal_Main_Report.pdf Inventory of Lakes in Nepal (Main Report)] February 2021 National Lake Conservation Development Committee, Ministry of Forests and Environment, Government of Nepal {{ISBN|978-9937-0-8471-0}}

Ghunchok Pokhari lake is located at an altitude of more than 1900 m.

History

Ghunchok Pokhari is also famous for the Baraha Temple of the Goddess Durga (Barahi).

Nowadays water of lake is getting low and local people making play ground around the lake.http://nepal-as-heaven.blogspot.com/2015/09/List-of-Lakes-in-Western-Development-Region.html {{User-generated source|date=August 2022}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.nepallake.gov.np/wdr.php |title=Nepal Lake |access-date=2016-04-19 |archive-date=2016-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329205133/http://www.nepallake.gov.np/wdr.php |url-status=dead }}

References

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Category:Lakes of Gandaki Province

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