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Streams in Barun river valley Nepal – they join and merge into Arun river, another tributary of Koshi river Dudh Koshi, one of the seven Himalayan tributaries of Kosi river. The Kosi River catchment covers six geological and climatic belts varying in altitude from above 8,000 m (26,000 ft) to 95 m (312 ft) comprising the Tibetan plateau, the ...
Kosi River flowing through the Jim Corbett National Park near Ramnagar. The Kosi originates from the Dharapani Dhar near Kausani, and flows towards the south.Flowing through the towns of Someshwar and Almora, it reaches Khwarab, where it is joined by the Suyal river. [4]
The Kosi River, or Sapt Koshi, drains eastern Nepal.It is known as Sapta Koshi because of the seven rivers which join together in east-central Nepal to form this river. The main rivers forming the Sapta Koshi River system are – the Sun Koshi (सुन कोशी)], the Indravati River (इन्द्रावती), the tama Koshi (तामा कोशी), the Dudh Koshi (दुध ...
The Arun River (Nepali: अरुण नदी) is a trans-boundary river that is part of the Koshi or Sapta Koshi river system in Nepal. It originates in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China where it is called the Phung Chu or Bum-chu .
The Kosi river is significantly and culturally an important river of Nepal. The Koshi river is called Kausika in the Rigveda and Kausiki in the Mahabharata. The Kosi is associated with many ancient spiritual stories. It is mentioned in the Bal Kand section of Valmiki's Ramayana as the Kausiki who is the form assumed by Satyavati after her death.
It is the steepest river rafted in Nepal, with a gradient of 15 m per km. Bungee jumping or swinging over the Bhote Kosi has been described as the ‘ultimate experience’. [14] The river carves a steep and direct drop at the top that gradually eases to more placid streams and calmer pools with a 46-km run at the Lamosunga dam.
The Barun River originates from the Barun glacier at the base of Makalu, one of the eight-thousanders. [1] The river freezes in winter and in summer outburst floods in the Barun valley are inevitable but lose much of their power and sediment passing through two broad flat areas. [3] The Barun is known as Chukchuwa in local Kirat language.
The source of the Indravati River is located in the south-facing slopes of the Himalayas. Its upper course is characterized by a steep gradient, precipitous slopes, huge boulders and rocks in the river valley, and large rapids. It flows through alpine, sub-alpine and temperate forests. Settlements occur along its lower course.