- Dudh Kosi
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Dudh Kosi Origin East of Gokyo Lakes
27°52′26″N 86°35′28″E / 27.874°N 86.591°EMouth Sun Kosi near Harkapur
27°08′56″N 86°25′48″E / 27.149°N 86.430°EBasin countries Nepal River system Kosi River Left tributaries Imja Khola Dudh Kosi (दुध कोसी, Milk River) is a river in eastern Nepal.
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Kosi river system
The Kosi or Sapt Kosi drains eastern Nepal. It is known as Sapt Koshi because of the seven rivers which join together in east-central Nepal to form this river. The main rivers forming the Kosi system are – the Sun Kosi, the Indravati River, the Bhola Kosi, the Dudh Kosi, the Arun River, Barun River, and Tamur River. The combined river flows through the Chatra gorge in a southerly direction to emerge from the hills.[1][2]
Course
The river drains the Mount Everest massif, the highest peak in the world.[1] It begins just east of Gokyo Lakes and flows south to Namche Bazaar. Continuing south, the Dudh Kosi exits Sagarmatha National Park and passes to the west of Lukla. The Lamding Khola joins the Dudh Kosi to the southwest of Surkya and continues its southerly course to Harkapur, where it joins the Sun Kosi.[3]
Kayaking
The river is extreme white water. Normally it can't be used for watersports. The first kayak trip was made 1976 by a British expedition under the leadership of Mike Jones.
References
- ^ a b Negi, Sharad Singh. "Himalayan rivers, lakes and glaciers". Kosi River System, p. 89. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=5YtUShKY8zcC&pg=PA89&lpg=PA89&dq=Himalayan+rivers+Negi+Sun+kosi#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ Bahadur, Jagdish. "Himalayan snow and glaciers: associated environmental problems, progress". Kosi, p. 90. Google books.. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=fgxQSBwOe0QC&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90&dq=Sunkosi+Barun#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
- ^ "Sun Kosi River". Tiger Mountain. http://www.tigermountain.com/index.php?linkid=11&sublink=3&page=4&PHPSESS=6ae89fd1e3a7ca90b7e59c0279e0b26c. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
Hydrology of Nepal Rivers Mahananda basinSapta Koshi basinArun or Bum-chu • Barun • Bhote Koshi or Rongshar Tsangpo • Dudh Kosi • Hongu • Imja Khola • Indravati • Kosi or Sapta Koshi • Sabha • Sangkhuwa • Siswa • Sun Kosi or Matsang Tsangpo • TamurBagmati basinBagmati • Bisnumati • Kamala • LakhandeiNarayani basinKarnali basinBheri • Karnali or Ghagra • Kalapani • Kali • Panjang • Rohini • Sarda or Mahakali • Seti • Thuli Bheri • West Rapti RiverLakes Glaciers Icefalls Related topics Kosi basin Rivers Arun or Bum-chu • Barun • Bhote Koshi or Rongshar Tsangpo • Dudh Kosi • Hongu • Imja Khola • Indravati • Kosi or Sapta Koshi • Sabha • Sangkhuwa • Siswa • Sun Kosi or Matsang Tsangpo • Tamur
The Bagmati basin is not included in the Kosi basin in this NavboxDams, barrages Koshi Barrage • Kosi embankmentGeographical features Floods Floods in Bihar • 2008 Bihar floodRiparian districts/ areas Tibet Autonomous Region of China Nyalam County • Tingri County Nepal Kosi Zone • Sagarmatha Zone Bihar Darbhanga division • Kosi division • Purnia divisionLanguages/ people Transport Coordinates: 27°35′47″N 86°40′42″E / 27.59639°N 86.67833°E
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