Tamakoshi River
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| Tamakoshi | |
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 Tamakoshi River at Nayapool | |
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| Native name | तामाकोशी (Nepali) |
| Location | |
| Country | Nepal |
| Province | Bagmati Province |
| City | Dolakha District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Rongshar Chu and Lapchi Gang |
| • coordinates | 27°57′54″N 86°13′9″E / 27.96500°N 86.21917°E |
| Mouth | Confluence with Sun Kosi |
• coordinates | 27°21′6″N 85°58′58″E / 27.35167°N 85.98278°E |
| Length | 92 km (57 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Rolwaling Chu, Khimti Khola |
| • right | Chyadu Khola |
The Tamakoshi River (Nepali: तामाकोशी) is part of the Koshi or Sapta Koshi river system in Nepalese Himalayas. It originates from the Rongshar Chu (or Rongshar Tsangpo[1]) and Lapchi Gang rivers close to the Nepal-Tibet border. It flows in a southern direction through Bagmati Province in Nepal, namely through Dolakha District and Ramechhap District.
Infrastructures
[edit]Hydropower
[edit]- Just above the confluence of Rolwaling Chu, Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project has been operating since July 2021; currently it is the largest hydroelectric project in Nepal, with a power output equivalent to two-thirds of Nepal's current power generation.[2]
- Down the river in the bank, Khimti Power Plant, which was built between 1996 and 2000 is located in Khimti providing 60 MW from Khimti River.[3][4]
- Sipring Khola Hydropower Station (10 MW)
References
[edit]- ^ Gary McCue (8 October 2010). Trekking Tibet: A Traveler's Guide, 3rd Edition (3 ed.). The Mountaineers Books. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-59485-411-8. OCLC 1285858344.
Also spectacular, but relatively unknown, is the walk up the Menlung Valley, a remote branch of the Rongshar Tsangpo (a major tributary of Nepal's Tamba Kosi River) to the west of Cho Oyu.
- ^ "Upper Tamakoshi project: Completion deadline pushed back again". Retrieved 2017-02-27.
- ^ nepalenergyforum.com
- ^ "Khimti Power Plant". Himal Power Ltd. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
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