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13-771: The Koshi or Sapta Koshi drains eastern Nepal. It has been known as Sapta Koshi because of the seven rivers which join in east-central Nepal to form this river. The main rivers forming the Koshi system are – the Sun Koshi , the Indravati River , the Bhote Koshi , the Dudh Koshi , Arun River , Barun River , and Tamur River. The combined river flows through the Chatra Gorge in a southerly direction to emerge from

26-483: A large lake that submerged a hydropower station. This huge rockslide of approximately 5,000,000 m (180,000,000 cu ft) blocked the Sunkoshi River upstream of Jure village. This landslide killed approximately 155 people, destroyed approximately 120 houses completely and 37 partially. The area was declared a flood crisis zone, and local communities were evacuated. Power supply was interrupted, and

39-530: Is also known as Saptkoshi River because of the seven rivers joining in east-central Nepal to form this river. The main rivers forming the Koshi River system are Sunkoshi, Indravati , Tamba Koshi, Bhote Koshi , Dudh Kosi , Arun and Tamur Rivers . The Saptkoshi River flows through the Chatra Gorge in a southerly direction into northern Bihar and joins the Ganges . The Sunkoshi contributes about 44% of

52-766: Is facility electricity in each house of this VDC. The VDC has a good facility of telephone network (provided by Nepal Telecom ) and mobile phone networks (provided by Nepal Telecom , Ncell and Smart Cell). There is broadband internet facility in places where PSTN telephone line has reached. There is a local cable television network which provides various TV channels in various parts of the VDC and outside. The city has four private schools including Private Paradise Secondary School, Ketu English Boarding School, Chandeshwori English Boarding School and Keystone Public School and several other governmental schools. Shree Sharada Higher Secondary School and Shree Kshyamadevi Higher Secondary School are

65-731: The Arun rivers join the Sunkoshi at Tribenighat to form the Saptkoshi , which flows through the Chatra Gorge across the Mahabharat Range on to the Gangetic plain . There are also a few smaller tributaries of the Sunkoshi, such as Rosi Khola, Junga Khola, and Sapsu Khola. Nepali : सुनकोशी In Nepali language , the word "sun" means gold and golden; and the word "kosi" means river. The Koshi River drains eastern Nepal. It

78-641: The Arniko Highway blocked. The Sunkoshi is used for both rafting and intermediate kayaking . It has grade III-IV rapids. The most common put in point of a Sunkoshi river trip is Dolaghat, at an elevation of 620 m (2,030 ft) and it ends at the Chatra Gorge at 115 m (377 ft), a distance of around 272 km (169 mi). The first successful descent of the Sunkoshi was made in late September 1970 by Daniel C. Taylor , Terry Bech, Cheri Bremer-Kamp, and Carl Schiffler. They entered

91-535: The Sunkoshi at Dolaghat , up to where it is followed by the Arniko Rajmarg . From there, the Sunkoshi flows eastwards through the valley formed between the Mahabharat Range and the Himalayas . The Tamakosi, Likhu, Dudhkosi, Arun and Tamor are its left tributaries and Indravati is the right tributary. The average annual flow is 2.2 x 10 m . The average sediment load is 5.4 x 10 m . The Tamur and

104-837: The hills. The Sun Koshi contributes 44 percent of the total water in the Sapta Koshi, the Arun 37 per cent and the Tamur 19 percent. This article related to a river in Nepal is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sun Kosi The Sunkoshi , also spelt Sunkosi , is a river that is part of the Koshi or Saptkoshi River system in Nepal . Sunkoshi has two source streams , one that arises within Nepal in Choukati , and

117-564: The most renowned governmental high school of this area. Because of its proximity to the Chinese border, the businesses here are influenced by the Chinese market. Most of the people in Bahrabise Bazar are involved in business of the Chinese products including clothing, bedding, food items, electronic devices, etc. The village was affected by the earthquake on 25 April 2015 . A joint coordination committee among all political parties in

130-779: The other more significant stream that flows in from Nyalam County in the Tibet region of China. The latter is called Bhote Koshi in Nepal and Matsang Tsangpo in Tibet. Due to the significant flows from Bhote Koshi, the Sun Koshi river basin is often regarded as a trans-border river basin. The Sunkoshi's headwaters are located in the Zhangzangbo Glacier in Tibet. Both Sunkoshi and Bhote Koshi river courses together form one basin that covers an area of about 3,394 km (1,310 sq mi). The Indravati meets

143-601: The river at Dolaghat and exited at the Nepal-India border. Their expedition took four days. Prior to this successful trip, there are four known unsuccessful attempts to descend the river, and one unsuccessful attempt to ascend the river in a jet boat under the leadership of Edmund Hillary. Barhabise, Bagmati Bahrabise ( Nepali : बाह्रबिसे ) is an urban municipality located in Sindhupalchok District of Bagmati Province of Nepal . At

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156-427: The time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 6132 and had 1161 houses in the village. It lies on Araniko Highway - the 114 km-long highway which connects the capital city Kathmandu to the Chinese border in the north. The area touching the highway is very developed compared to other areas and hence called 'Bahrabise Bazar'. Each ward in the VDC is connected to the highway by graveled roads. There

169-659: The total water of the Saptakoshi, the Arun 37% and the Tamur 19%. In July 1981, a sudden ice avalanche caused a Glacial Lake Outburst Flood in the moraine -dammed Zhangzangbu-Cho Lake in the headwaters of the Poiqu in Tibet. The ensuing debris flow destroyed bridges, and sections of both the Arniko and the Nepal–China highways. On 2 August 2014, a landslide at Jure blocked the river downstream from Barabise and created

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