Kosi River system

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kosi_River_system
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:river
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Sorrow_of_Bihar
gptkbp:basinSize gptkb:Ganges_Basin
69,300 km²
gptkbp:catchmentArea gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Tibet
gptkbp:dam gptkb:Kosi_Barrage
gptkbp:flowsThrough gptkb:Ganges
gptkbp:hasBorderCrossing gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kosi River system
gptkbp:importantFor gptkb:fish
irrigation
hydroelectricity
gptkbp:length 729 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:India
gptkb:Nepal
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Kosi_River
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Saharsa
gptkb:Supaul
Biratnagar
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:2008_Kosi_flood
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Himalayas
gptkbp:passesThrough gptkb:Bihar
Eastern Nepal
gptkbp:tributaryOf gptkb:Arun_River
gptkb:Sun_Kosi
gptkb:Indravati_River
gptkb:Bhote_Koshi
gptkb:Likhu_Khola
gptkb:Tama_Koshi
gptkb:Tamakoshi_River
gptkb:Dudh_Kosi
gptkbp:vulnerableTo flooding
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bagmati_River
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6