Tamakoshi River

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The Tamakoshi River is a significant Himalayan river in Nepal known for its hydropower potential and contribution to the Koshi river system.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Tama Koshi River 4
Tamakoshi River canonical 2
Sunkoshi River 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry Nepal
continent Asia
contributesTo Ganges River basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
country Nepal
drainageBasin Koshi Basin
linked to: Koshi River
drainageDirection generally southward
flowsInto Sunkoshi River
linked to: Sun Koshi River
flowsThrough Dolakha District
Ramechhap District
Sindhuli District
hasFeature glacial and snowmelt-fed flow
high flow variability
steep gradient
hasHydropowerProject Lower Tamakoshi Hydropower Project
Middle Tamakoshi Hydropower Project
Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project
hasUse electricity generation
fishing
irrigation
local transportation
knownFor hydroelectric projects
hydropower potential
languageOfToponym Nepali
locatedIn Himalayas
locatedInProtectedAreaRegion near Gaurishankar Conservation Area
partOf Koshi River system
linked to: Koshi River
region Eastern Nepal
linked to: eastern Nepal
risk flooding
landslide-induced damming
sourceLocation Rolwaling region
tributaryOf Sunkoshi River
linked to: Sun Koshi River
watercourseType perennial river

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Koshi River majorTributary Tamakoshi River
Sun Kosi confluenceWith Tamakoshi River
Province No. 1, Nepal hasMajorRiver Sunkoshi River
linked to: Tamakoshi River
Dolakha District hasRiver Tama Koshi River
linked to: Tamakoshi River
Saptakoshi River formedByConfluenceOf Tama Koshi River
linked to: Tamakoshi River
Rolwaling drainageTo Tama Koshi River
linked to: Tamakoshi River
Sun Koshi River confluenceWith Tama Koshi River
linked to: Tamakoshi River