Sun Koshi

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Sun Koshi is a significant Himalayan river in Nepal known for its long, challenging whitewater rafting routes and contribution to the Koshi river system.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sun Koshi canonical 4
Tama Koshi 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
whitewater river
approximateLength 270 km
basinCountry China
Nepal
confluenceWith Bhote Koshi
linked to: Bhote Koshi River

Indravati River
linked to: Indravati

Tama Koshi
continent Asia
country Nepal
drainageBasin Koshi basin
linked to: Koshi River
flowsDirection generally eastward
flowsThrough Dolakha District
Eastern Nepal
linked to: eastern Nepal

Ramechhap District
Sindhuli District
Sindhupalchok District
Udayapur District
formsPartOf Ganges River basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
hasWhitewaterGrade Class III
Class IV
Class V sections
hazard landslide‑induced damming
monsoon floods
knownFor challenging rapids
long whitewater rafting trips
multi‑day rafting expeditions
languageOfToponym Nepali
locatedIn Bagmati Province
Himalayas
Koshi Province
Madhesh Province
majorUse hydropower potential
irrigation
local fisheries
whitewater tourism
mouth Sapt Koshi
linked to: Saptakoshi River
nameMeaning River of gold
partOf Koshi River system
linked to: Koshi River

Koshi hydrological system
recreationActivity kayaking
rafting
region South Asia
sourceRegion Tibet–Nepal border region
tributaryOf Sapt Koshi
linked to: Saptakoshi River
tributaryType left tributary of Sapt Koshi

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Koshi River majorTributary Sun Koshi
Koshi River majorTributary Tama Koshi
linked to: Sun Koshi
Dudh Koshi tributaryOf Sun Koshi
Dudh Koshi dischargesInto Sun Koshi