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Gandaki River
Sign in to saveAlso known as Gandak River, Narayani River, Kali Gandaki River, Kaligandaki River, Thak Khola
river in Nepal and India, tributary of Ganges
The Gandaki River is a major waterway that flows through Nepal and India before joining the Ganges River as one of its tributaries. It is an important river for the regions it passes through, supporting local communities and ecosystems along its course.
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In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 811 inbound references to Gandaki River, and connects out to Ganges, Indo-Gangetic Plain and Ghaghara River.
The entry is geolocated on the map in river, across 2 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Ancient Indian rivers, Braided rivers in India and International rivers of Asia.
Vinony links it to 55 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 52
- Image
- Palpa, Kali Gandaki River, Nepal.jpg
- Length
- 630
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- Commons category
- Gandaki River
- watershed area
- 46300
- discharge
- 1760.0
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Encyclopedic overview
The Gandaki River, also known as the Narayani and Gandak, is one of the major rivers in Nepal and a left-bank tributary of the Ganges in India. Its total catchment area is 46,300 km (17,900 sq mi), most of it in Nepal. In the Nepal Himalayas, the Gandaki is notable for its deep canyon. The basin also contains three mountains over 8,000 m (26,000 ft), namely Dhaulagiri, Manaslu and Annapurna Massif. Dhaulagiri is the highest point of the Gandaki basin. In its upper reaches, the river is known as Kali Gandaki (or Gandaki) as it flows through the Mustang District and the famous Kali Gandaki Gorge in Nepal. When the river reaches the Terai plains of Nepal, it is referred to as the Narayani River. This name change typically occurs near the confluence with the Trishuli River at Devghat in Chitwan. Upon entering India, the river is known as the Gandak River.
River course
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gandaki River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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On the map
2 mapped locations