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The headwaters stream on some maps is named the Chhuama Khola and then, nearing Lo Manthang, the Nhichung Khola or Choro Khola.The Kali Gandaki then flows southwest (with the name of Mustang Khola on old, outdated maps) through a sheer-sided, deep canyon before widening at the steel footbridge at Chele, where part of its flow funnels through a rock tunnel, and from this point the now wide ...
The Seti is one of the holiest rivers of Nepal, worshiped in Hinduism as a form of Vishnu.The river is also famous because of its proximity to some holy places and is the central point of many stories of Hindu mythology, such as the Mahabharata, one of the longest books of Hinduism, written by Vyasa, who was born near the confluence of the Gandaki and Madi rivers near Damauli, Tanahun, Nepal.
The Kali Gandaki Gorge or Andha Galchi is the gorge of the Kali Gandaki (or Gandaki River) in the Himalayas in Nepal. By some sources, it may be one of the deepest gorges in the world. [1] [2] The upper part of the gorge is also called Thak Khola after the local Thakali people who became prosperous from trans-Himalayan trade.
Gandaki River (Narayani) (Kali Gandaki) Binai River; East Rapti River. ... U.S. Army Map Service, 1966, Bihar; GEOnet Names Server This page was last ...
Gandaki zone (Nepali: गण्डकी अञ्चल Listen ⓘ) was one of the fourteen zones of Nepal, located in the Western Development Region. It was named as Sapta Gandaki after the seven tributaries ( Kali Gandaki , Trishuli , Budhi Gandaki, Marsyangdi , Madi, Seti Gandaki , and Daraundi ) that makes up the Gandaki River .
Seti Gandaki River; Y. Yamdi Khola This page was last edited on 20 April 2021, at 18:21 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
The Budhi Gandaki River (Nepali: बूढीगण्डकी नदी) is a tributary of Gandaki River in Nepal. It meets the Trishuli at Benighat, astride the Dhading and Gorkha Districts . As of 2017, Nepal plans to build a dam with associated electricity transformers and pylons that would cost $2.5 billion.
The Kali Gandaki River originates in the high Himalayas carrying high sediment load. The river generates a suspended sediment load of 43 Mt/yr, of which around 25 per cent consists of sand. This sand has a high concentration of highly abrasive angular quartz.