This is a list of rivers of Nepal, east to west. This list is arranged by drainage basin, indented to show the structure of confluences. Tributaries rising inside India are not shown. The basin is generally categorized into ten major basins as listed below.

Kankai river basin

* Kankai River **

Mai River The Mai Khola is a river in eastern Nepal, the headwater of the Kankai River. Its water is used for irrigation and also powers several hydroelectric plants. Location The Mai Khola is the main tributary of the Kankai River. It is a perennial rive ...

** Yubragyi river

Koshi river basin

The Friendship Bridge connecting China with Nepal

Koshi 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 ...

** Tamor *** Mewa River **** Palun Khola *** Ghunsa River **** Yamatari river ** Arun ** Sunkoshi *** Chaku River *** Bhairabkunda River ***

Dudh Koshi 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 ...

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Imja Khola The Imja Khola ( ne, इम्जा खोला) is a tributary of the Dudh Kosi in Nepal. It drains the slopes of Mount Everest. The Khumbu Glacier melts into the Lobujya (Lobuche) River, which flows southward as the Imja Khola to its confluence ...

**** Hongu River **** Solu River ***

Likhu Khola The Likhu Khola is a left tributary of the Sun Koshi in the Himalayas in eastern Nepal. Given named by Kirat kingdom ''Likhu'' or ''Liku'' in the Sunuwar language (Li- top, Hill, Ku-water) means Top (Hill) Water. The river is the glacier Zurmoc ...

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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, ...

*** Tama Koshi *** Indravati River ****

Melamchi River Melamchi River (Nepali: मेलम्चि खोला) is a tributary of the Indrawati River. It originates from the Jugal Himal at an elevation of about amsl. It joins with the Indrawati River at Melamchi Bazaar. Morphology The Melamchi Ri ...

Bagmati river basin

* Bagmati River **

Kamala River The Kamala River (Hindi and ne, कमला नदी kamalā nadī) originates from Nepal and flows through Indian state of Bihar. Course The Kamala originates from Churia Range near Maithan which is near Sindhuli Gadhi in Sindhuli District o ...

Lakhandei River The Lakhandei River is a river in southern Nepal and in the state of Bihar in India. It is a main tributary of the Bagmati River. In Nepal, the river basin lies in the Sarlahi District, and the river originates in the Sivalik Hills. The river ...

Bisnumati River The Bisnumati River (Nepal Bhasa:, ne , विष्णुमति नदी), flowing in the Kathmandu Valley, originates at Tokha on Shivapuri Mountain, north of Kathmandu. It flows through the western part of old Kathmandu city. It is a ...

Gandaki river basin

* Gandaki River (Narayani) (Kali Gandaki) **Binai River ** East Rapti River ***

Karra River The Karra River (Karra Khola or Karrakhola in Nepali) is a river in Makawanpur district of Bagmati Province in Nepal. A right tributary of the East Rapti River, it originates in the north-eastern Siwalik hills. It has numerous tributary rivulets ...

*** Kukhreni River **

Trishuli River The Trishuli River ( ne, त्रिशूली नदी) is one of the major tributaries of the Narayani River basin in central Nepal. It originates in Tibet as a stream and enters Nepal at Gyirong Town. Etymology The Trishuli is named after t ...

*** Langtang River ***

Seti Gandaki River The Seti Gandaki River, also known as the Seti River or the Seti Khola, is a river of western Nepal, a left tributary of the Trishuli River. Its gorges around Pokhara are a major attraction for tourists worldwide. Geography It rises from the ...

*** Marshyangdi **** Chhandi River ***

Budhi Gandaki River The Budhi Gandaki River ( ne, बूढीगण्डकी नदी) is a tributary of Gandaki River in Nepal. It meets the Trishuli at the small named place of Benighat, astride Dhading and Gorkha Districts. Nepal, as of 2017, plans to build ...

** Nisi River **

Madi River The Gandaki River, also known as the Narayani and the Gandak, is one of the major rivers in Nepal and a left bank tributary of the Ganges in India. Its total catchment area amounts to , most of it in Nepal. In the Nepal Himalayas, it is notabl ...

*** Rudi River **

Modi River Modi River or Modi Khola is a tributary of Gandaki River in Parbat district of Nepal. It is a snow-fed perennial river　originating from Annapurna Mountains and has a catchment area of 675 km2. It meets the Kali Gandaki River at Modi Beni of Par ...

** Myagdi River

West Rapti river basin

*West Rapti River

Babai river basin

* Babai River ***Sharada Khola **

Sarju River The Sarju ( Kumaoni: सरज्यू, Hindi: सरयू), also known as Saryu, is a major river draining Central Kumaon region in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Originating from Sarmul, Sarju flows through the cities of Kapkot, Bageshwar ...

** Mohan River *** Kandra River ** Bheri River ***

Thuli Bheri River Thuli Bheri River, a tributary of Bheri River which in turn is the tributary of the Karnali River. It starts in the Chharka region of Dolpa District where it is known as the Bhargung Khola (river). See also *List of rivers of Nepal This is a lis ...

*** Sani Bheri River **

Thuli River The Thuli River, former name Tuli River, is a major tributary of the Shashe River in Zimbabwe. It rises near Matopo Mission, Matobo District, and flows into the Shashe River near Tuli village. Hydrology The Thuli is an ephemeral river, with ...

** Seti River *** Budhi Ganga River ** Sinja River ** Mugu Karnali *** Langu River **** Panjang River ** Humla Karnali *** Tanke River

Karnali river basin

* Karnali **

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 ...

*** Rohni River *** Tinau River **** Mari River *** Jimruk River ** Tila River *** Hima river

Mahakali river basin

* Mahakali River ( Kali River) **

Surna River Surna may refer to: *Surna (Norway), a river in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway *Zurna The zurna (Armenian language, Armenian: զուռնա zuṙna; Classical Armenian, Old Armenian: սուռնայ suṙnay; Albanian language, Albanian: surle/sur ...

** Chameliya River ** Lipu Khola

Other minor river basins

Mechi River The Mechi River is a trans-boundary river flowing through Nepal and India. It is a tributary of the Mahananda River. Course The Mechi originates in the Mahabharat Range in Nepal. It flows through Nepal, forms the boundary between India and Nepal ...

** Timai River * Ratnawati (Raato) River * Bakraha River * Budhi Khola (Itahari) *

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 ...

** Khutti River * Phuljor river * Dhansar river * Lalbakaiya river ** Bakaya river ** Dhansar river * Pashah river * Sirsiya River * Bherang river * Biraha River * Dano River *

Banganga River (Kapilvastu, Nepal) Banganga River is a trans-boundary river flowing from the hilly region of western Nepal to Uttar Pradesh of India. It crosses the border at Jugdihawa. The river is of religious importance for Buddhist pilgrims. The kingdom of Kapilavastu (Tilaurak ...

* Mohana River (Nepal)

References

*Rand McNally, ''The New International Atlas'', 1993.
U.S. Army Map Service, 1966, ManasarowarU.S. Army Map Service, 1966, Bihar
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