Sunkoshi River
Sunkoshi | |
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Bhote Koshi at Kodari | |
Location | |
Country | Tibet, Nepal |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Choukati, Nepal |
• coordinates | 27°45′23″N 86°00′11″E / 27.7563°N 86.0031°E |
• elevation | 2,400 m (7,900 ft) |
2nd source | |
• location | Nyalam County, Tibet |
• coordinates | 28°27′09″N 86°18′24″E / 28.4525°N 86.3067°E |
• elevation | 5,300 m (17,400 ft) |
Indravati River |
The Sunkoshi, also spelt Sunkosi, is a river that is part of the
River course
The Sunkoshi's headwaters are located in the Zhangzangbo
The
The Tamakosi, Likhu, Dudhkosi, Arun and Tamor are its left tributaries and Indravati is the right tributary.The average annual flow is 2.2 x 1010 m3. The average sediment load is 5.4 x 107 m3.[8]
The
Names and etymology
Nepali: सुनकोशी
In Nepali language, the word "sun" means gold and golden;[10] and the word "kosi" means river.[11]
Koshi River system
The Koshi River drains eastern Nepal. It is also known as Saptkoshi River because of the seven rivers joining in east-central Nepal to form this river. The main rivers forming the Koshi River system are Sunkoshi,
The Sunkoshi contributes about 44% of the total water of the Saptakoshi, the Arun 37% and the Tamur 19%.[13]
Infrastructures
- Sunkosi–Kamala multipurpose project: The Sunkoshi has a 90% reliable flow of 126 cubic metres per second (4,400 cu ft/s). It was proposed to divert the water from a small weir across the river near Kurule through a 16.6 km (10.3 mi) tunnel and a 61.4 MW associated power house to the Kamala River, flowing through central Nepal. Some 72 cubic metres per second (2,500 cu ft/s) of water would be transferred to the Kamala River for the purposes of irrigation and further generation of power.[14][15]
Hazards
In July 1981, a sudden ice
On 2 August 2014, a
Water sports
The Sunkoshi is used for both rafting and intermediate kayaking. It has grade III-IV rapids. The most common put in point of a Sunkoshi river trip is Dolaghat, at an elevation of 620 m (2,030 ft) and it ends at the Chatra Gorge at 115 m (377 ft), a distance of around 272 km (169 mi).[18]
The first successful descent of the Sunkoshi was made in late September 1970 by Daniel C. Taylor, Terry Bech, Cheri Bremer-Kamp, and Carl Schiffler. They entered the river at Dolaghat and exited at the Nepal-India border. Their expedition took four days.[19] Prior to this successful trip, there are four known unsuccessful attempts to descend the river, and one unsuccessful attempt to ascend the river in a jet boat under the leadership of Edmund Hillary.[20]
Notes
References
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the Poiqu River (Bhote Koshi River), a tributary of the Sun Koshi River ... The Poiqu River (known as the Bhotekoshi River in Nepal) is the boundary river between China and Nepal
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- ^ a b Mool, P. K.; Joshi, S. P.; Bajracharya, S. R. (2001). Glacial Lake Outburst Floods and Damage in the Country. Pages 121–136 in: Inventory of Glaciers, Glacial Lakes and Glacial Lake Outburst Floods: Monitoring and Early Warning Systems in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan Region, Nepal. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu.
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- ^ Kattelmann, R. (1991). "Hydrologic regime of the Sapt Kosi basin, Nepal" (PDF). Hydrology for Water Management of Large River Basins (Proceedings of the Vienna Symposium). 201: 139–148.
- ^ a b Sharma, U. P. (1996). Ecology of the Koshi river in Nepal-India (north Bihar): a typical river ecosystem. In: Jha, P. K., Ghimire, G. P. S., Karmacharya, S. B., Baral, S. R., Lacoul, P. (eds.) Environment and biodiversity in the context of South Asia. Proceedings of the Regional Conference on Environment and Biodiversity, 7–9 March 1994, Kathmandu. Ecological Society, Kathmandu. Pp 92–99.
- ^ Turner, R. L. (1931). "sun". A Comparative and Etymological Dictionary of the Nepali Language. K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, London.
- ^ Turner, R. L. (1931). "kosi". A Comparative and Etymological Dictionary of the Nepali Language. K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, London.
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- ^ Shrestha, A. B.; Khanal, N. R.; Shrestha, M.; Nibanupudi, H. K.; Molden, D. (2014). Eye on the Sun Koshi Landslide: Monitoring and Infrastructure Planning Key to Minimizing Scale of Disasters (PDF) (Report). Kathmandu: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development.
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- ^ Taylor, D. C. "Yeti: An Ecology of a Mystery." New Delhi: Oxford University Press, pp. 119-130.
External links
- Sun Kosi River, OpenStreetMap, retrieved 19 December 2021.
- Bhote Kosi River (Upper Sun Kosi), OpenStreetMap, retrieved 19 December 2021.
- Arun River, OpenStreetMap, retrieved 19 December 2021.
- Sapta Kosi River, OpenStreetMap, retrieved 19 December 2021.