- Kali River (Uttarakhand)
Infobox River
river_name = Kali River
Other name = Sarda River
origin = Himalayas-Kalapaani
mouth = Tributary ofGanga
length = 350 Kilometers
elevation = 4150 meters
discharge =
watershed = Eastern Kumaon - Western NepalThe Kali River originates from the Greater
Himalayas atKalapaani at an altitude of 3600 m, in thePithoragarh District ofUttarakhand ,India . The river is named after the GoddessKali whose temple is situated inKalapaani near theLipu-Lekh pass at the border between India and Tibet. On its upper course, this river forms India's continuous eastern boundary withNepal . The River Kali is known asRiver Sharda , when it reaches in the plains ofUttarakhand andUttar Pradesh The Kali River joins with the
Gori Ganga at Jauljibi, a place famous for its annual trade fair. It the joins with the River Karnali and adpots a new nameRiver Sarayu inBahraich district till it meets withRiver Ganges . The area around Pancheshwar is called 'Kali Kumaon'. Kali descends in plains and called by the name of Sharda.The Pancheswar Dam, a joint venture with Nepal for
irrigation andhydro-electric power generation will soon be constructed on theSarayu orRiver Kali . [ [http://www.internationalrivers.org/node/70 Nepal, India Sign Deal to Build World's Highest Dam] ,Patrick McCully , "World Rivers Review", Volume 11, Number 4, September 1996, [http://www.intenrationalrivers.org International Rivers] , accessed September 2, 2006] The Tanakpur Hydroelectric Project (120MW)was commissioned in April 1993 by the Uttarakhand Irrigation Department [ [http://www.uttaranchalirrigation.com/hydro/commission/tanakpur.htm Tanakpur Hydroelectric Project] ] , with a Barrage on the Sharda river near the town of Tanakpur in the district ofChampawat .The Kali River is the part of the Ganges River System.
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