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Chatra Gorge
The Chatra Gorge is a canyon cut by the Kosi River across the Mahabharat Range in Nepal. Kosi river system The Kosi, or Sapt Kosi, drains eastern Nepal. It is known as Sapt Koshi because of the seven rivers which join together in east-central Nepal to form this river. The main rivers forming the Kosi system are – the Sun Kosi, the Indravati River, the Bhote Koshi, the Dudh Kosi, the Arun River, Barun River, and Tamur River. The combined river flows through the Chatra gorge in a southerly direction to emerge from the hills. The Sun Kosi contributes 44 per cent of the total water in the Sapta Koshi, the Arun 37 per cent and the Tamur 19 per cent. Of the rivers that form the Sapta Kosi, the three main tributaries, Sun Kosi, Arun and Tamur converge at Tribeni and enter Chatra Gorge. The Gorge The Chatra Gorge is about 10 km long and is about 5–8 km wide. Downstream of the gorge, the river enters the alluvial plains forming a huge megafan covering around 16,000 k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosi River
The Kosi or Koshi ( ne, कोशी, , hi, कोसी, ) is a transboundary river which flows through China, Nepal and India. It drains the northern slopes of the Himalayas in Tibet and the southern slopes in Nepal. From a major confluence of tributaries north of the Chatra Gorge onwards, the Kosi River is also known as Saptakoshi ( ne, सप्तकोशी, ) for its seven upper tributaries. These include the Tamor River originating from the Kanchenjunga area in the east and Arun River and Sun Kosi from Tibet. The Sun Koshi's tributaries from east to west are Dudh Koshi, Bhote Koshi, Tamakoshi River, Likhu Khola and Indravati. The Saptakoshi crosses into northern Bihar, India where it branches into distributaries before joining the Ganges near Kursela in Katihar district. The Kosi River is long and drains an area of about in Tibet, Nepal and Bihar.Nayak, J. (1996). ''Sediment management of the Kosi River basin in Nepal''. In: Walling, D. E. and B. W. Webb (eds.) ''Ero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahabharat Range
The Lower Himalayan Range ( ne, पर्वत शृङ्खला parbat shrinkhalā) – also called the Middle Himalayas or Lesser Himalayas or Himachal – is a major east–west mountain range with elevations 3,700 to 4,500 m (12,000 to 14,500 feet) in the northernmost regions of the Indian subcontinent along the crest, paralleling the much higher High Himalayas range from the Indus River in Pakistan across northern India, Nepal and Bhutan but then the two ranges become increasingly difficult to differentiate east of Bhutan as the ranges approach the Brahmaputra River. The Himachal range also parallels the lower Shiwalik or Churia Range (Outer Himalaya) to the south. The Pir Panjal is the largest range of the Lesser Himalayas. Background Southern slopes of the Himachal Range are steep and nearly uninhabited due to a major fault system called the 'Main Boundary Thrust". The crest and northern slopes slope gently enough to support upland pastures and terraced fields. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, bordering the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north, and India in the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious and multi-cultural state, with Nepali as the official language. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and the largest city. The name "Nepal" is first recorded in texts from the Vedic period of the India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canyon
A canyon (from ; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), or gorge, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosion, erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tendency to cut through underlying surfaces, eventually wearing away rock layers as sediments are removed downstream. A river bed will gradually reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water into which the river drains. The processes of weathering and erosion will form canyons when the river's River source, headwaters and estuary are at significantly different elevations, particularly through regions where softer rock layers are intermingled with harder layers more resistant to weathering. A canyon may also refer to a rift between two mountain peaks, such as those in ranges including the Rocky Mountains, the Alps, the Himalayas or the Andes. Usually, a river or stream carves out such splits between mountains. Examp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Kosi
The Sunkoshi, also spelt Sunkosi, is a river of Nepal that is part of the Koshi or Saptkoshi River system in Nepal. Sunkoshi has two source streams, one that arises within Nepal in Choukati, and the other more significant stream that flows in from Nyalam County in the Tibet region of China. (See especially Figure 1). The latter is called Bhote Koshi in Nepal and Matsang Tsangpo in Tibet. Due to the significant flows from Bhote Koshi, the Sun Koshi river basin is often regarded as a trans-border river basin. River course The Sunkoshi's headwaters are located in the Zhangzangbo Glacier in Tibet.Mool, P. K.; Joshi, S. P.; Bajracharya, S. R. (2001). Glacial Lake Outburst Floods and Damage in the Country. Pages 121–136 in: Inventory of Glaciers, Glacial Lakes and Glacial Lake Outburst Floods: Monitoring and Early Warning Systems in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region, Nepal. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu. Both Sunkoshi and Bhotekoshi river courses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indravati River, Nepal
The Indravati River ( ne, इन्द्रावती नदी) in Nepal is a tributary of the Sun Koshi River.Sharma, U. P. (1996). ''Ecology of the Koshi river in Nepal-India (north Bihar): a typical river ecosystem''. In: Jha, P. K., Ghimire, G. P. S., Karmacharya, S. B., Baral, S. R., Lacoul, P. (eds.) ''Environment and biodiversity in the context of South Asia''. Proceedings of the Regional Conference on Environment and Biodiversity, March 7–9, 1994, Kathmandu. Ecological Society, Kathmandu. Pp 92–99. It used to be called "Melamchi" or "Melamchu" until the 19th century. Course The source of the Indravati River is located in the south-facing slopes of the Himalayas. Its upper course is characterized by a steep gradient, precipitous slopes, huge boulders and rocks in the river valley, and large rapids. It flows through alpine, sub-alpine and temperate forests. Settlements occur along its lower course. The Indravati's catchment area includes the eastern slopes of the K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhote Koshi
Bhote Koshi in Nepal and Poiqu in Tibet, both names roughly mean "Tibetan river," is the name given to the upper course (main tributary) of the Sun Kosi river. It is part of the Koshi River system in Nepal.Shrestha, A. B., Eriksson, M., Mool, P., Ghimire, P., Mishra, B., & Khanal, N. R. (2010). Glacial lake outburst flood risk assessment of Sun Koshi basin, Nepal. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk 1(2): 157–169. Names and etymology ''Bhotekoshi'' is the Nepalese name ( ne, भोटे कोशी, translit=Bhōṭē kōśī). In Nepali language, the word "bhoṭe" or "bhoṭiyā" means Tibetan; and the word "kosi" means river. As such the name is not unique, the western tributary of the upper Dudh Koshi is also called Bhote Koshi. ''Poiqu'' () is the common name for the river on the Chinese side. It is also transliterated as Boqu via Chinese (). and as Po Chu by early 1990s Everest expeditions. This name means "River of Tibet." This is not a unique name, as it is also a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dudh Kosi
Dudh Koshi (दुधकोशी नदी, ''Milk-Koshi River'') is a river in eastern Nepal. It is the highest river in terms of elevation. Koshi river system The Kosi River, or Sapt Koshi, drains eastern up. It is known as Sapta Koshi because of the seven rivers which join together in east-central Nepal to form this river. The main rivers forming the Sapta Koshi River system are – the Sun Koshi (सुन कोशी)], the Indravati River, Nepal, Indravati River (इन्द्रावती), the tama Koshi (तामा कोशी), the Dudh Koshi (दुध कोशी), the Arun River (अरुण), Tamor River (तमोर) and Likhu River. The Dudh Kosi river originates from the high-altitude areas of Mount Everest (8848 metres) and the snow and glacier melt contributes significant portion of streamflow, especially during the dry season. The combined river flows through the Chatra Gorge in a southerly direction to emerge from the hills. Course The river drain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arun River, Tibet-Nepal
Arun may refer to: People * Arun (given name), including a list of people with that name * Ila Arun, Indian actress * Priya Arun (born 1967), Indian actress * Bharat Arun (born 1962), Indian Test cricketer Places * Arun, Badakhshan, Afghanistan * Arun (England), a region of southeasthern England ** Arun District, West Sussex, England * Arun Banner, an administrative division (banner) of Inner Mongolia, China * Arun, Sumatra, a vassal state, now in Indonesia * Arun gas field, Sumatra, Indonesia * Aran va Bidgol ('Aran and Bidgol'), Isfahan Province, Iran **Aran va Bidgol County * Arun rural municipality, Nepal * Wat Arun, a temple in Bangkok, Thailand Rivers and canals * Arun River, China–Nepal * River Arun, in West Sussex, England * Wey and Arun Canal, in the south east of England Other uses * Aruṇa, a god in Hinduism * ''Arun''-class lifeboat * , two ships of the Royal Navy See also * * * Aaron (other) * Arran (other) * Aruna (other) * Arru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barun River
The Barun River ( ne, बरुण नदी) is a tributary of the Arun River and is part of the Kosi river system in Nepal. Koshi River System The Koshi or Sapta Koshi drains eastern Nepal. It is known as Sapta Koshi because of the seven rivers which join together in east-central Nepal to form this river. The main rivers forming the Kosi system are – the Sun Kosi River, the Indravati River, the Bhote Koshi, the Dudh Kosi, the Arun River, Barun River, and Tamor River. The combined river flows through the Chatra Gorge in a southerly direction to emerge from the hills. Course The Barun River originates from the Barun glacier at the base of Makalu, one of the eight-thousanders. The river freezes in winter and in summer outburst floods in the Barun valley are inevitable but should lose much of their power and sediment passing through two broad flat areas. The Barun is known as Chukchuwa in local Kirat language. Studies have shown that this place had been initially habituated by Ya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamur River
The Tamor River is a major river in eastern Nepal, which begins around Kanchenjunga. The Tamor and the Arun River, Tibet-Nepal, Arun join the Sun Kosi, Sun Koshi at Triveni, Nepal, Tribenighat to form the giant Koshi River, Saptakoshi which flows through Mahabharat Range on to the Gangetic plain Koshi river system The Koshi or Sapta Kosi drains eastern Nepal. It is known as Sapt Koshi because of the seven rivers which join together in east-central Nepal to form this river. The main rivers forming the Koshi system are – the Sun Kosi, Sun Koshi, the Indravati River, Nepal, Indravati River, the Bhote Koshi, the Dudh Kosi, Dudh Koshi, Arun River (Nepal), Arun River, Barun River, and Tamur River. The combined river flows through the Chatra Gorge in a southerly direction to emerge from the hills. The Sun Koshi contributes 44 per cent of the total water in the Sapta Koshi, the Arun 37 per cent and the Tamur River 19 per cent. References Rivers of the Province No. 1 {{Nepal- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triveni, Nepal
Triveni is a town in Katari Municipality, Udayapur District, in the Sagarmatha Zone of south-eastern Nepal. The formerly Triveni village development committee was merged to form a new municipality from 18 May 2014. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ..., Triveni had a population of 6015 people, living in 1105 individual households. References External linksUN map of the municipalities of Udayapur District Populated places in Udayapur District {{Udayapur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
