Drangme Chhu
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Drangme Chhu is one of Bhutan’s largest and most significant rivers, flowing through the country’s eastern region and supporting local agriculture and hydropower.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Drangme Chhu valley | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| borderRelation | contributes to Bhutan–India transboundary waters ⓘ |
| country | Bhutan ⓘ |
| downstreamName | Manas River ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | eastern Bhutan ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major hydropower potential
ⓘ
supports rural livelihoods ⓘ |
| environmentalRole |
supports biodiversity corridors in eastern Bhutan
ⓘ
supports riverine ecosystems ⓘ |
| fedBy |
monsoon rains
ⓘ
snowmelt from surrounding mountains ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally southward ⓘ |
| flowsInto | Manas River ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Trashigang District
ⓘ
surface form:
Mongar District
Pemagatshel District ⓘ Trashigang District ⓘ Trongsa District ⓘ Zhemgang District ⓘ |
| formsConfluenceWith |
Chamkhar Chhu
ⓘ
Kuri Chhu ⓘ |
| hasTributary |
Chamkhar Chhu
ⓘ
Koshi River ⓘ
surface form:
Kuri Chhu
|
| hasValley |
Drangme Chhu
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Drangme Chhu valley
|
| importance |
one of the largest rivers in Bhutan
ⓘ
one of the most significant rivers in eastern Bhutan ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dzongkha ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia
ⓘ
Himalayas ⓘ Trashigang District ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Bhutan
|
| majorRiverOf | Bhutan ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Drangme River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Brahmaputra Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Brahmaputra river basin
|
| risk | seasonal flooding ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | central-eastern Bhutan highlands ⓘ |
| supports |
agriculture
ⓘ
hydropower generation ⓘ irrigation ⓘ settlements along its banks ⓘ |
| ultimatelyFlowsInto |
Brahmaputra
ⓘ
surface form:
Brahmaputra River
|
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
transport of local goods ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Drangme Chhu valley