The Nimu Maqu River () is a left tributary of the

Yarlung Tsangpo River The Yarlung Tsangpo, also called Yarlung Zangbo () is the upper stream of the Brahmaputra River located in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It is the longest river of Tibet and the fifth longest in China. The upper section is also called Da ...

(upper Brahmaputra) that flows south through

Nyêmo County Nyêmo is a county in the Lhasa west of the main center of Chengguan, Tibet. It lies on the north bank of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, the northern part of the Brahmaputra. The county has an area of , and as of 2011 had a population of 30,844 peo ...

in Lhasa Municipality, Tibet, China.

Course

The Nimu Maqu is the main river of Nyêmo County and an important tributary of the Yarlung Tsangpo. The river is long. It rises at in the north of the county, and runs south through the whole length of the county. The Nimu Maqu empties into the Yarlung Tsangpo from the north at an elevation of . The valley is wide in its widest section, which contains the county seat and is the main agricultural area in the county.

Flow

The climate is temperate semi-arid plateau monsoon, with most precipitation falling in the summer. Annual rainfall is . The average flow is per second, with least flow and flood flow rates of up to .

References

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* * {{refend Rivers of Lhasa Tributaries of the Brahmaputra River Nyêmo County