Ghaghara
The Karnali River, called Ghaghara River in India, Mapcha Tsangpo in Tibet, and the lower Ghaghara in Awadh called Sarayu River, is a perennial trans-boundary river that originates in the northern slopes of the Himalayas in the Tibetan Plateau, cuts through the Himalayas in Nepal and joins the Sharda River at Brahmaghat in India. Together they form the Ghaghara River, a major left-bank tributary of the Ganges. With a length of 507 km (315 mi), it is the longest river in Nepal. The total length of the Ghaghara up to its confluence with the Ganges at Revelganj in Bihar is 1,080 km (670 mi). It is the largest tributary of the Ganges by volume and the second largest by length after Yamuna.
| Karnali Karnali Sarayu Mapcha Tsangpo | |
|---|---|
Karnali river in Nepal | |
Map showing the Karnali, Ghaghara and Gandaki tributaries of the Ganges | |
| Location | |
| Country | China (Tibet Autonomous Region), Nepal, India |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mapchachungo Glacier |
| • location | Tibet , China |
| • elevation | 3,962 m (12,999 ft) |
| Mouth | Ganges |
• location | Revelganj, Bihar, India |
• coordinates | 25°45′11″N 84°39′59″E |
| Length | 1,080 km (670 mi) |
| Basin size | 127,950 km2 (49,400 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2,990 m3/s (106,000 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Nepal |
| • average | 1,369 m3/s (48,300 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bheri, Kuwana, Rapti, Chhoti Gandak |
| • right | Seti, Dahawar, Sarda, Budhi Ganga |
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