Thulagi glacier is located in the catchment area of the
Marshyangdi River
The Marshyangdi (or Marsyangdi) ( Nepali: , marśyāṅdī) is a mountain river in Nepal. Its length is about 150 kilometres.
The Marshyangdi begins at the confluence of two mountain rivers, the Khangsar Khola and Jharsang Khola, northwest of ...
basin in Nepal. A study by
KfW
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,
Frankfurt
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and the
BGR (Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Germany), in cooperation with the
Department of Hydrology and Meteorology of Nepal have identified it as a potentially dangerous glacier due to possibility of outburst of the lake created by the glacier.
Thulagi glacier feeds the Thulagi and Dona lakes. Thulagi Lake is located southwest of Mt.
Manaslu
Manaslu ( ne, मनास्लु, also known as Kutang; muh-NAA-slu) is the eighth-highest mountain in the world at above sea level. It is in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal. The name Mana ...
at an altitude of 4,044m. The volume of Thulagi lake is about 35.3 million cu.m as of 2009 an increase from 31.75 million cu.m in 1995. From 1991 to 2016, the glacier has retreated at a rate of 30 m/year.
Risks
* An outburst of flooding from the lake could cause a loss of US$406.73 million. The estimated maximum flood flow is 1400 to 5400 m
3/second. About 165,068 people are estimated to be directly affected by flooding.
* The hydropower projects in the Marsyangdi such as
Marsyangdi Hydropower Station
Marsyangdi Hydropower Station (मर्स्याङ्दी जलविद्युत आयोजना)is a run-of-river hydro-electric plant located in Aanbukhaireni, Tanahu District of Nepal. The flow from the Marshyangdi River is used ...
(69MW) and the
Middle Marsyangdi Hydropower Station (70MW) are in immediate threat to flooding.
See also
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Imja Glacier
Imja Glacier ( ne, इम्जा हिमनदी) is located in the Himalayas, in the Solukhumbu District of Nepal.
It originates on the western face of Kali Himal, , and skirts the southern slopes of Imja Tse or Island Peak, south-east of ...
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List of glaciers in Asia
This is a list of glaciers in Asia.
List of glaciers
China
* Angsi Glacier- Tibet
* :zh:八一冰川, Bayi Glacier - Qinghai
* :zh:海螺沟冰川, Hailogou Galicer - SiChuan
* July 1 Glacier - GanSu
* Kangshung Glacier- Tibet
* :zh:来古冰 ...
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Glacial lake outburst flood
A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) is a type of outburst flood caused by the failure of a dam containing a glacial lake. An event similar to a GLOF, where a body of water contained by a glacier melts or overflows the glacier, is called a jö ...
References
{{Hydrography of Nepal
Glaciers of Nepal