Kauriala

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Kauriala is an alternative name for the Ghaghara, a major Himalayan river that flows through Nepal and northern India before joining the Ganges.

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Kauriala canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Ghagra
surface form: Ghaghra

Gogra
Karnali River
surface form: Karnali

Sarayu
surface form: Sarayu (lower reaches)
alternativeNameOf Ghaghara
basinCountry China
India
Nepal
confluenceLocation near Chhapra, Bihar, India
country India
Nepal
crossesBorderBetween Nepal and India
drainageBasin Ganges Basin
flowsDirection generally southeast
flowsThrough India
Nepal
flowsThroughRegion northern India
hasFeature extensive alluvial plains
large seasonal floods
hasFloodplain Terai
surface form: Terai region
hasMajorTributary Bheri River
Little Gandak
Rapti River
Seti River
isMajorRiverOf Nepal
northern India
locatedIn Himalayas
mouth Ganges
partOf Ganges
surface form: Ganges River system
passesNear Ayodhya
passesThroughState Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
riverSystemRole important left-bank tributary of the Ganges
sourceRegion Tibetan Himalayas
surface form: Himalayan plateau

Tibet Autonomous Region
surface form: Tibet
tributaryOf Ganges
usedFor fishing
irrigation
transport (locally)

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Ghaghara alsoKnownAs Kauriala