Bauraha khola (Nepali: बौराह खोला), sometimes ''Baulaha khola'' is a stream in

Gadhawa Rural Municipality Gadhawa Rural Municipality (Nepali: गढवा गाउँपालिका sometimes गडवा गाउँपालिका) is located in Deukhuri valley of Dang district of Lumbini Province, Nepal. This rural municipality was declar ...

ward number 1

Dang Deukhuri District Dang District ( ne, दाङ जिल्ला, ) is the district of Lumbini Province located in the Inner Terai of midwestern Nepal. Deukhuri valley of the district is the capital of the province and is the second largest valley of Asia sur ...

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 mai ...

. It irrigates the land of

Banghushree Banghushree (), sometimes Banghusri (बनघुस्री) or Bankhorsi (बनखोर्सी), is a village located in Gadhawa Rural Municipality ward number 1 of Dang Deukhuri District, Nepal. It is one of the oldest villages of Deukhuri V ...

12 months. The water level rises in monsoon season. It runs from south to north between Banghushree and Badahara village, originating from southern Chure hills of

; near 'Bauraha Kapilvastu' such as Saani Bauraha, Thulo Bauraha, Kalyankot, Domai, Gangare, and Gogan paani. Chureni khola, Sota, Bhutaiya khola and Bagaiya khola are tributaries of Bauraha khola. Sanghuri ।सॉघुरी।, an area of vertical slope with a narrow opening, is a place where stream accumulates its strength. In the monsoon season, it causes a huge loss of property. The upper large catchment area where high precipitation in monsoon season results devastating flash floods each year, impacting the locals of

. Bauraha khola, which generally carries mud, boulders and much debris due to steep slope, sweeps the fertile land of Banghushree each year. It ends its presence by mixing with

West Rapti River West Rapti, also known as the Kuwano drains Rapti Zone in Mid-Western Region, Nepal, then Awadh and Purvanchal regions of Uttar Pradesh state, India before joining the Ghaghara—a major left bank tributary of the Ganges known as the Karnali i ...

near at

. Both Damodar road and Dulaiya road cross Bauraha khola to connect

with Badahara village. There is no solid infrastructure built to cross the stream Bauraha khola.
In 2018 B.S. (1961 AD), flooding in Bauraha Khola caused huge loss of livestock and property. It was the most devastating flood ever recorded. At that time, the stream modified the lower lands near Banghushree and Badahara. The peak, Ekal Danda, was the result of the flood.

Location

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Nepal. It is nearly 4.5 km west from Kalakate.

Affected villages

# Banbari # Badahara # Bauraha

Swept areas

# Putali danda and nearby agricultural lands # western Majhaghat and nearby lands of national forest # west part of Banghushree # Khaireni

Affected roads

# Damodar road # Dulaiya road # Banghushree Banbari local footpath A_view_of_lonely_peak_or_ekal_danda_from_bauraha_khola.jpg, Bauraha khola Banghushree.jpg,

Baurahakhola near Banghushree.jpg, Baurahakhola near Banghushree File:Khaireni.jpg, Khaireni File:Bauraha Khola.jpg, Bauraha Khola File:BaurahaKhola near west rapti river.jpg, BaurahaKhola near west rapti river

References

Rivers of Lumbini Province Dang District, Nepal {{Nepal-river-stub