Budhi Gandaki River basin
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The Budhi Gandaki River basin is a Himalayan watershed in central Nepal that collects meltwater and runoff from high-altitude glaciers and mountains, including the Manaslu region, before feeding into the larger Gandaki river system.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river basin
ⓘ
watershed ⓘ |
| climate |
Himalayan alpine climate
ⓘ
subtropical monsoon climate (lower reaches) ⓘ |
| collects |
meltwater
ⓘ
runoff ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Trishuli River basin (within Gandaki system) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| drainagePattern | dendritic ⓘ |
| drainedBy | Budhi Gandaki River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecoregion |
Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests (lower elevations)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows (upper elevations) ⓘ |
| feedsInto | Gandaki River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally southward ⓘ |
| geomorphology |
deep incised valleys
ⓘ
young, tectonically active terrain ⓘ |
| governedBy | Government of Nepal water resources policies ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
glacially fed rivers
ⓘ
monsoon-dominated hydrology ⓘ steep mountain valleys ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
pastoralism (high-altitude areas)
ⓘ
subsistence farming (lower and mid-hills) ⓘ tourism and trekking (Manaslu region) ⓘ |
| hydrologicalSystem | Ganges River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance |
habitat for Himalayan biodiversity
ⓘ
regional water security in central Nepal ⓘ |
| includesRegion | Manaslu region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himalayas
ⓘ
central Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gandaki River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear | Manaslu Conservation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Dhading District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gorkha District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWaterInputs |
glacier melt
GENERATED
ⓘ
monsoon rainfall GENERATED ⓘ snowmelt GENERATED ⓘ |
| risk |
flooding
ⓘ
glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) ⓘ landslides ⓘ |
| sourceRegion |
high mountains
ⓘ
high-altitude glaciers ⓘ |
| subjectTo | climate change impacts on glaciers and runoff ⓘ |
| supports |
hydropower potential
ⓘ
irrigated agriculture (downstream areas) ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Gandaki River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upstreamOf | confluence with Trishuli and larger Gandaki system ⓘ |
| waterSourceFor | local communities in central Nepal ⓘ |
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