Saptakoshi River

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The Saptakoshi River is one of the largest and most powerful rivers in Nepal, formed by the confluence of several Himalayan tributaries and known for its significant impact on the eastern Terai region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Koshi River
Sapta Koshi
linked to: Saptakoshi River
associatedWith Koshi Flood of 2008
linked to: 2008 Kosi flood

flood control issues in Bihar
borderRole forms part of Nepal–India border in some stretches
country India
Nepal
crossesBorderAt Hanumannagar area
drainageBasinArea eastern Nepal
flowsInto Ganges River
linked to: Ganges
flowsThrough Koshi Zone
linked to: Koshi Province

Madhesh Province
formedByConfluenceOf Arun River
Bhote Koshi River
Dudh Koshi River
linked to: Dudh Koshi

Indravati River
linked to: Indravati

Sun Koshi River
Tama Koshi River
linked to: Tamakoshi River

Tamor River
hasDam Koshi Barrage
hasTributary Arun River
Sun Koshi River
Tamor River
impactOn agriculture in eastern Terai
eastern Terai floodplain
settlements in Sunsari District
infrastructureLocatedIn Koshi Barrage
knownFor frequent course changes
high water discharge
large sediment load
powerful monsoon floods
KoshiBarrageLocation Sunsari District
near Bhimnagar
locatedIn eastern Nepal
eastern Terai region
mouthLocation Bihar
India
partOf Ganges basin
linked to: Ganges Basin

Koshi River system
linked to: Koshi River
passesNear Barahakshetra
Chatara
sourceRegion Himalayas
Tibet Autonomous Region
eastern Nepal Himalaya
usedFor fishing
hydropower potential
irrigation

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Province No. 1, Nepal hasMajorRiver Saptakoshi River
Province No. 1 containsRiver Saptakoshi River system
linked to: Saptakoshi River
Arun River flowsInto Saptakoshi River
Arun River mouthLocation Saptakoshi River
Arun River majorTributaryOf Saptakoshi River
Tamur River flowsInto Sapta Koshi
linked to: Saptakoshi River
Tamur River isMajorTributaryOf Sapta Koshi
linked to: Saptakoshi River
Sun Koshi tributaryOf Sapt Koshi
linked to: Saptakoshi River
Sun Koshi mouth Sapt Koshi
linked to: Saptakoshi River
Eastern Nepal hasMajorRiver Saptakoshi River
subject linked to: eastern Nepal
Udayapur District traversedBy Saptakoshi River
Saptari District crossedByRiver Saptakoshi River
Sunsari District crossedByRiver Saptakoshi River
Saptakoshi River alsoKnownAs Sapta Koshi
linked to: Saptakoshi River
Bum-chu flowsInto Saptakoshi
linked to: Saptakoshi River
Bum-chu partOf Saptakoshi river system
linked to: Saptakoshi River
Tamor River partOf Sapta Koshi River system
linked to: Saptakoshi River
Tamor River tributaryOf Sapta Koshi
linked to: Saptakoshi River
Tamor River confluenceForms Sapta Koshi
linked to: Saptakoshi River
Tama Kosi River partOf Arun–Koshi river system
linked to: Saptakoshi River
Sun Kosi River mouth Sapt Koshi River
linked to: Saptakoshi River
Sun Koshi River forms Saptakoshi River
Sun Koshi River languageNameIn सुनकोशी नदी (Nepali)
linked to: Saptakoshi River