Koshi River

E75742

Himalayan river river transboundary river

The Koshi River is one of the largest and most powerful rivers in the Himalayan region, flowing from Tibet through Nepal into India and known for its massive drainage basin and frequent, destructive flooding.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Koshi River canonical	12
Koshi River system	8
Koshi River basin	5
Koshi basin	3
Dudh Koshi River	1
Koshi	1
Koshi River corridor	1
Kuri Chhu	1
Sapt Koshi	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Himalayan river ⓘ river ⓘ transboundary river ⓘ
2008FloodImpact	displacement of over a million people in Bihar ⓘ
barrageLocation	near Bhimnagar ⓘ
barragePurpose	flood control ⓘ hydropower potential utilization ⓘ irrigation ⓘ
basinLocation	southern slopes of the central Himalayas ⓘ
country	China ⓘ India ⓘ Nepal ⓘ
crossesMountainRange	Himalayas ⓘ
deltaicFeature	alluvial fan in north Bihar ⓘ
drainageArea	approximately 74000 square kilometres ⓘ
drainageAreaInNepal	approximately 29000 square kilometres ⓘ
drainageBasin	Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system ⓘ surface form: Ganges Basin
ecologicalImportance	habitat for aquatic biodiversity ⓘ
economicUse	fisheries ⓘ hydropower potential ⓘ irrigation water supply ⓘ
ecoregion	Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests ⓘ
entersIndiaNear	Hanuman Nagar ⓘ
floodCharacteristic	breaching of embankments ⓘ frequent course changes ⓘ
flowsThrough	Bihar ⓘ Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ eastern Nepal ⓘ
formedByConfluenceOf	Arun River ⓘ Sun Koshi ⓘ Tamur River ⓘ
hazardType	riverine flooding ⓘ
infrastructure	Kosi Barrage ⓘ surface form: Koshi Barrage
knownFor	destructive floods in Bihar ⓘ frequent flooding ⓘ large drainage basin ⓘ
length	approximately 720 kilometres ⓘ
majorTributary	Arun River ⓘ Dudh Koshi ⓘ Indravati ⓘ surface form: Indravati River Likhu Khola ⓘ Sun Koshi ⓘ Sun Koshi ⓘ surface form: Tama Koshi Tamakoshi River ⓘ
mouth	Ganges ⓘ surface form: Ganges River
nickname	Sorrow of Bihar ⓘ
notableFloodEvent	2008 Kosi flood ⓘ
partOf	Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system ⓘ surface form: Ganges river system
passesNear	Chatra ⓘ
region	eastern Terai of Nepal ⓘ
sourceRegion	Tibetan Plateau ⓘ surface form: Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
stateInIndia	Bihar ⓘ
tributaryOf	Ganges ⓘ surface form: Ganges River

How these facts were elicited

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Instruction

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# Requirements
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Input

Subject: Koshi River
Description of subject: The Koshi River is one of the largest and most powerful rivers in the Himalayan region, flowing from Tibet through Nepal into India and known for its massive drainage basin and frequent, destructive flooding.

Referenced by (33)

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

Nepal → hasMajorRiver → Koshi River ⓘ

Kosi → alsoKnownAs → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koshi

Kosi → alsoKnownAs → Koshi River ⓘ

Sagarmatha National Park → contains → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dudh Koshi River

Drangme Chhu → hasTributary → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuri Chhu

Sun Kosi → tributaryOf → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sapt Koshi

Terai → drainedBy → Koshi River ⓘ

Province No. 1, Nepal → hasMajorRiver → Koshi River ⓘ

Indo-Nepal border → hasBorderRiver → Koshi River ⓘ

Barun Glacier → drainageBasin → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koshi River basin

Imja Khola → riverSystem → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koshi River system

Province No. 1 → containsRiver → Koshi River ⓘ

Bhote Koshi River → partOf → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koshi River system

Tamur River → tributaryOf → Koshi River ⓘ

Tamur River → partOf → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koshi River system

Tamur River → belongsToHydrologicalSystem → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koshi basin

Barun River → drainageBasin → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koshi River basin

Barun River → partOf → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koshi River basin

Nepali people → majorRiverRegion → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koshi River basin

Dudh Koshi → partOf → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koshi River system

Dudh Koshi → riverSystem → Koshi River ⓘ

Sun Koshi → partOf → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koshi River system

Sun Koshi → drainageBasin → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koshi basin

Likhu Khola → partOf → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koshi River system

Likhu Khola → drainageBasin → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koshi basin

Likhu Khola → riverSystem → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koshi River system

Likhu Khola → mouthLocatedIn → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koshi River system

Hanuman Nagar → locatedNear → Koshi River ⓘ

Chatra → locatedNear → Koshi River ⓘ

Chatra → locatedOn → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koshi River basin

Chatra → partOf → Koshi River ⓘ

this entity surface form: Koshi River corridor

Chatra → waterResource → Koshi River ⓘ

Morang District, Nepal → hasRiver → Koshi River ⓘ

subject surface form: Morang District