Budhi Gandaki River

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The Budhi Gandaki River is a major Himalayan river in central Nepal that flows south from the Manaslu region, carving deep gorges and serving as a key tributary of the Gandaki river system.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Budhi Gandaki River canonical 11
Buri Gandaki River 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Manaslu Circuit Trek
basinCountry Nepal
confluenceLocation Benighat
confluenceWith Trishuli River
country Nepal
crossedBy Prithvi Highway near Benighat
linked to: Prithvi Highway
drainageBasin Gandaki River Basin
linked to: Gandaki River
ecoregion Himalayan riverine ecosystem
flowsDirection south
flowsFrom Manaslu region
flowsThrough Dhading District
Gorkha District
formsBoundaryBetween Gorkha District and Dhading District
hasFeature narrow gorges
steep valley sides
suspended bridges
hasProject Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project
hydropowerProjectCapacity 1200 MW (planned)
importance major tributary of the Gandaki system in Nepal
knownFor deep gorges
locatedIn Himalayas
central Nepal
mouth Trishuli River
mouthElevation approximately 300 m
nearbyMountain Ganesh Himal
Manaslu
partOf Gandaki river system
linked to: Gandaki River
passesNear Arughat
Doban
Jagat
Machha Khola
Soti Khola
primaryWaterSource glacial meltwater
monsoon rainfall
snowmelt
region Gandaki Province
Lesser Himalaya and High Himalaya
linked to: Lesser Himalayas
risk flooding during monsoon
landslide-prone valley
sourceElevation high Himalayan region above 4000 m
sourceRegion Manaslu region
tributaryOf Gandaki River
usedFor fishing
hydropower potential
irrigation
valleyUsedFor trekking routes
watercourseType perennial river

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

Mansiri Himal drainedBy Budhi Gandaki River
Gandak River hasTributary Budhi Gandaki River
Gorkha District traversedBy Budhi Gandaki River
Dhading District crossedBy Budhi Gandaki River
Soti Khola locatedOn Budhi Gandaki River
Soti Khola river Budhi Gandaki River
Machha Khola locatedNear Budhi Gandaki River
Buri Gandaki valley river Buri Gandaki River
linked to: Budhi Gandaki River
Buri Gandaki valley drainageBasinOf Buri Gandaki River
linked to: Budhi Gandaki River
Arughat Bazaar locatedOnRiver Budhi Gandaki River
Budhi Gandaki River basin drainedBy Budhi Gandaki River
Jagat (Manaslu) near Budhi Gandaki River
subject linked to: Jagat
Manaslu massif drainageBasin Budhi Gandaki River
Ganesh Himal liesBetween Buri Gandaki River
linked to: Budhi Gandaki River