Sun Kosi River
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The Sun Kosi River is a major Himalayan river in eastern Nepal, renowned for its long white-water rafting expeditions and as a key tributary of the Koshi River system.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Himalayan river
ⓘ
river ⓘ |
| approximateLength | 270 km ⓘ |
| basinCountry | Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confluenceLocation | near Tribenighat, Nepal ⓘ |
| confluenceWith |
Arun River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tamur River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| countryDownstreamSystem | India GENERATED ⓘ |
| crossesPoliticalBorder | no ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Ganges Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drains | eastern Nepal Himalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Dolakha District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ramechhap District NERFINISHED ⓘ Saptari District NERFINISHED ⓘ Sindhuli District NERFINISHED ⓘ Sindhupalchok District NERFINISHED ⓘ Udayapur District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivitySeason | monsoon and post-monsoon for rafting ⓘ |
| hasRecreation | commercial rafting expeditions ⓘ |
| hazard |
flooding
ⓘ
landslide-induced damming ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Koshi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
kayaking
ⓘ
multi-day rafting expeditions ⓘ white-water rafting ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Nepali-speaking region ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Nepal ⓘ |
| majorSettlementAlong |
Barhabise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chatara area NERFINISHED ⓘ Dolalghat NERFINISHED ⓘ Khurkot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouth | Sapt Koshi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | River of gold ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 2014 Jure landslide blocking the river ⓘ |
| partOf |
Koshi River system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sapt Koshi basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raftingDifficulty | Class III–IV ⓘ |
| region |
Bagmati Province of Nepal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province No. 1 of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceRegion | Himalayas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType | adventure tourism ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Koshi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tributaryType | left-bank tributary of Sapt Koshi ⓘ |
| uses |
fishing
ⓘ
hydropower potential ⓘ irrigation ⓘ |
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