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Kosi River, also known as Koshi or Kaushiki, is a tributary of the Ramganga River. It is an important river in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. [1] Kair and Shisham forests are found on the banks of the river. [2] The length of the Kosi river is 168 km (104 mi) and its basin is spread over an area of about 346 km 2 (134 sq mi). [3]
Commercial river rafting, also known as whitewater rafting, and canyoning is available on the Sun Koshi river and tributaries. Sun Koshi has challenging rapid grades of class 4–5. [32] Mahseer is widely distributed in Himalayan rivers up to 1,650 m (5,410 ft) altitude and also inhabits the Kosi River and its tributaries. [33]
Koshi High Dam is a project that was studied, surveyed and revised by various authorities from centuries. In the history there were many notable heavy floods on Koshi river killing thousands and displacing millions people. To prevent losses first survey was conducted by British India Major J Renal in around 1779. Subsequently James Fargusan ...
Guide Dam Lake: the shore bandh done on the banks of Koshi, a tributary of Trimohini Sangam, which is known as Guide Dam Lake. More than 150 species of birds are present. Baba Bateshwarnath Temple: near the Sangam is the temple of Baba Bateshwarnath. Maghi Purnima Mela: a [mMelā]] is held annually at Trimohini Sangam on the occasion of Maghi ...
2 Koshi river basin. 3 Bagmati river basin. 4 Gandaki river basin. ... Budhi Ganga River; Sinja River; Mugu Karnali. Langu River. Panjang River; Humla Karnali. Tanke ...
Kangchenjunga Main is the highest elevation of the Brahmaputra River basin, which forms part of the southeast Asian monsoon regime and is among the globally largest river basins. [26] Kangchenjunga is one of six peaks above 8,000 m (26,000 ft) located in the basin of the Kosi River, which is among the largest tributaries of the Ganges. [27]
Udayapur district is surrounded by Mahabharat hills from north and Shiwalik from south, whereas both hills meet together by west which forms the region a valley Udayapur valley. [6] Udayapur valley is about 30 km (19 mi) long and from 2 to 4 km (1.2 to 2.5 mi) wide, it is drained by the Triyuga river flowing east to join the Koshi river.
The river then continues further towards Rampur district, where it receives the Koshi river near Chamraul in Shahabad tehsil. It crosses Rampur with the same direction and strong currents as Moradabad and reaches Bareilly district. Ramganga river at Bareilly. The Ramganga flows through the Bareilly district mainly in the southeastern direction.