Kuri Chhu

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Kuri Chhu is a major river in eastern Bhutan known for its deep valleys, hydropower potential, and contribution to the Drangme Chhu river system.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kuri Chhu canonical 2

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
basinCountry Bhutan ⓘ
contributesTo Brahmaputra River system ⓘ
linked to: Brahmaputra

Manas River basin ⓘ
linked to: Manas River
country Bhutan ⓘ
drainageBasin eastern Bhutan ⓘ
fedBy monsoon rains ⓘ
mountain streams ⓘ
flowsInDirection generally southward ⓘ
flowsThrough Lhuentse District ⓘ
Mongar District ⓘ
Trashiyangtse District ⓘ
hasEconomicImportance agriculture ⓘ
energy production ⓘ
rural livelihoods ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalSignificance biodiversity support ⓘ
freshwater habitat ⓘ
hasFloodRisk seasonal monsoon flooding ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature narrow valleys ⓘ
steep gorges ⓘ
hasHydropowerPlant Kuri Chhu Hydropower Plant ⓘ
Kurichhu Hydropower Plant ⓘ
hasTransportRole limited due to steep terrain ⓘ
hasValleyType deep valley ⓘ
hydropowerPlantCapacity 60 MW ⓘ
hydropowerPlantCommissioned early 2000s ⓘ
hydropowerPlantPartnerCountry India ⓘ
hydropowerPlantType run-of-the-river ⓘ
knownFor deep valleys ⓘ
hydropower potential ⓘ
languageOfName Dzongkha ⓘ
locatedIn Lhuentse valley ⓘ
Mongar region ⓘ
linked to: Mongar District

South Asia ⓘ
eastern Bhutan ⓘ
mouthLocatedIn eastern Bhutan ⓘ
partOf Bhutanese river system ⓘ
Drangme Chhu ⓘ
region Himalayas ⓘ
supports local agriculture ⓘ
local fisheries ⓘ
tributaryOf Drangme Chhu ⓘ
usedFor fishing ⓘ
hydropower generation ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ

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

Lhuentse District → hasRiver → Kuri Chhu ⓘ