Sankosh River

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The Sankosh River is a transboundary river in Bhutan and India that flows through the Dooars region before joining the Brahmaputra basin.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Sankosh River canonical 5
Sankosh 1
Sankosh Nadi 1

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Sankosh Nadi
linked to: Sankosh River
alsoSpelled Sankosh
linked to: Sankosh River
basinCountry Bhutan
India
borderFunction forms part of the border between Assam and West Bengal
continent Asia
country Bhutan
India
environmentalRole supports biodiversity in the Dooars region
flowsDirection generally southward from Bhutan into India
flowsThrough Assam
Dooars region
West Bengal
southwestern Bhutan
hasEconomicUse fishing
hydropower development
irrigation
hasMouthCountry India
hasPlannedProject Sankosh Hydroelectric Project
hasSourceCountry Bhutan
knownFor hydropower potential
locatedIn Eastern Himalayas
mouth Brahmaputra River
linked to: Brahmaputra
partOf Brahmaputra River basin
linked to: Brahmaputra Valley
passesThrough Himalayan foothills
region South Asia
riverSystem Brahmaputra River system
linked to: Brahmaputra
transboundaryRiverBetween Bhutan
India
tributaryOf Brahmaputra River
linked to: Brahmaputra

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Referenced by (7)

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

Dooars crossedBy Sankosh River
Puna Tsang River flowsInto Sankosh River
Kokrajhar district hasRiver Sankosh River
Dooars region hasRiver Sankosh River
Sankosh River alsoSpelled Sankosh
linked to: Sankosh River
Sankosh River alsoKnownAs Sankosh Nadi
linked to: Sankosh River