Ganga Chhu is a river in the
Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region or Xizang Autonomous Region, often shortened to Tibet or Xizang, is a Provinces of China, province-level Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China in Southwest China. I ...
, China. It is located between lake
Manasarovar
Lake Manasarovar (Sanskrit: मानसरोवर), also called Mapam Yutso (;) locally, is a high altitude freshwater lake fed by the Kailash Glaciers near Mount Kailash in Burang County, Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. The ...
(
MSL) and
Rakshas Tal
Lake Rakshastal (;Sanskrit: राक्षसताल; ) is a saltwater lake in Tibet Autonomous Region, China, lying just west of Lake Manasarovar and south of Mount Kailash. The Sutlej River (also known by the Tibetan name Langqen Zan ...
( MSL). It has a length of about . Since May 2010, owing to a fall in the level of lake Manasarovar, the visible source of the river from Manasarovar is absent. However, owing to the presence of hot wells at a monastery, the river Ganga Chhu nevertheless bears the waters of Lake Rakshas Tal.
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Rivers of Tibet
Hindu pilgrimage sites in China
Buddhist temples in Tibet