Birendra Lake (Birendra Tal), is a freshwater lake located in Manaslu Glacier in

Gorkha District Gorkha District (), a part of Gandaki Province, is one of seventy-seven districts of Nepal, and the fourth largest district of the country in terms of area. It is historically linked with the creation of modern Nepal and the name of the legenda ...

in northern-central Nepal at an elevation of approximately 4500m. The lake is named behind the Late King

Birendra of Nepal Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (; 29 December 1945 – 1 June 2001) was King of Nepal from 1972 until Nepalese royal massacre, his assassination in 2001. Early life and education Birendra was born at the Narayanhiti Palace, Narayanhiti Royal ...

. In 2024, an

avalanche An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a Grade (slope), slope, such as a hill or mountain. Avalanches can be triggered spontaneously, by factors such as increased precipitation or snowpack weakening, or by external means such as humans, othe ...

caused it to discharge a deluge of water over its banks.

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Lakes of Gandaki Province {{Gorkha-geo-stub