The site falls in the Village Development Committees of Darakh, Ramshikharjhala and Sandepani within Kailali District, in the Zone of Seti, western Nepal . It is a large and shallow oxbow lake with associated marshes and meadows. It is surrounded by tropical deciduous forest on the lower slopes of Siwalik. There are around 13 associated lakes and ponds in the area. Some streams are separated by hillocks situated on the site's periphery. The forest and wetlands serve as the wildlife corridor between the lowland and the Siwalik. They support critically endangered Red-crowned Roofed Turtle (Kachuga kachuga), the endangered Tiger (Panthera tigris), Leopard (Panthera pardus), and Three-striped Roof Turtle (Kachuga dhongka), and the vulnerable Smooth-coated Otter (Lutra perpiscillata), Common Otter (Lutra lutra), Swamp deer (Cervus duvaucelli), Lesser Adjutant Stork (Leptotilos javanicus) and Marsh Crocodile (Crocodylus palustris). Threatened plant species include the endangered Orchid (Aerides odorata), religiously important and threatened Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), and rare wild rice (Hygrohiza aristata). They support six threatened bird species. They include Critical: White-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) and Slender-billed vulture (Gyps tenuirostris); Vulnerable:  Lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) and Indian-spotted eagle ( Aquila hastate); and Near-threatened:  Oriental darter (Anhigna melanogaster) and Ferruginous pochard (Aythya nyroca). The resident population of Nettapus coromandelianus makes up nearly one percent of the total Asian population.