The Khutti River is a major
tributary of the
Balan River
The Balan River is a transboundary river starting from Sivalik Hills of Nepal and crossing to India at Laxmipur. It is a plains-fed system. The length of the river is about 200 km (120 mi). It then merges with the Kamala River and finally outflows ...
which itself is a
transboundary river starting from mountains of
Nepal and crossing to
India at
Bandar Jhuli. The river caused flooding in
Lahan
Lahan (लहान) is a city and municipality with 24 wards' in Siraha District in the Madhesh Province south-eastern Nepal. It is connected with Mahendra Highway, which is also called the east–west highway. It is located nearly 261 km east ...
in 2007. The sediment from the river is used as construction material.
Geologically, the Khutti cuts the frontal range of
Siwalik Hills claystone-sandstone and alluvial deposits. The surface rupturing occurred in the 17th century and the
1934 Nepal–India earthquake
The 1934 Nepal–India earthquake or 1934 Bihar–Nepal earthquake was one of the worst earthquakes in India's history. The towns of Munger and Muzaffarpur were completely destroyed. This 8.0 magnitude earthquake occurred on 15 January 1934 at ...
caused the rupture to reach the surface. Later, the rupture aggradated by water and was sealed by sediments.
See also
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List of rivers of Nepal
References
Rivers of Nepal
Geology of Nepal
Transborder rivers
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