Koshi River

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The Koshi River is one of the largest and most powerful rivers in the Himalayan region, flowing from Tibet through Nepal into India and known for its massive drainage basin and frequent, destructive flooding.

All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Koshi River canonical 12
Koshi River system 8
Koshi River basin 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Himalayan river
river
transboundary river
2008FloodImpact displacement of over a million people in Bihar
barrageLocation near Bhimnagar
barragePurpose flood control
hydropower potential utilization
irrigation
basinLocation southern slopes of the central Himalayas
country China
India
Nepal
crossesMountainRange Himalayas
deltaicFeature alluvial fan in north Bihar
drainageArea approximately 74000 square kilometres
drainageAreaInNepal approximately 29000 square kilometres
drainageBasin Ganges Basin
ecologicalImportance habitat for aquatic biodiversity
economicUse fisheries
hydropower potential
irrigation water supply
ecoregion Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests
entersIndiaNear Hanuman Nagar
floodCharacteristic breaching of embankments
frequent course changes
flowsThrough Bihar
Tibet Autonomous Region
eastern Nepal
formedByConfluenceOf Arun River
Sun Koshi
Tamur River
hazardType riverine flooding
infrastructure Koshi Barrage
linked to: Kosi Barrage
knownFor destructive floods in Bihar
frequent flooding
large drainage basin
length approximately 720 kilometres
majorTributary Arun River
Dudh Koshi
Indravati River
linked to: Indravati

Likhu Khola
Sun Koshi
Tama Koshi
linked to: Sun Koshi

Tamakoshi River
mouth Ganges River
linked to: Ganges
nickname Sorrow of Bihar
notableFloodEvent 2008 Kosi flood
partOf Ganges river system
passesNear Chatra
region eastern Terai of Nepal
sourceRegion Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
linked to: Tibetan Plateau

Tibet Autonomous Region
stateInIndia Bihar
tributaryOf Ganges River
linked to: Ganges

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (33)

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

Nepal hasMajorRiver Koshi River
Kosi alsoKnownAs Koshi
linked to: Koshi River
Kosi alsoKnownAs Koshi River
Sagarmatha National Park contains Dudh Koshi River
linked to: Koshi River
Drangme Chhu hasTributary Kuri Chhu
linked to: Koshi River
Sun Kosi tributaryOf Sapt Koshi
linked to: Koshi River
Terai drainedBy Koshi River
Indo-Nepal border hasBorderRiver Koshi River
Barun Glacier drainageBasin Koshi River basin
linked to: Koshi River
Imja Khola riverSystem Koshi River system
linked to: Koshi River
Province No. 1 containsRiver Koshi River
Bhote Koshi River partOf Koshi River system
linked to: Koshi River
Tamur River tributaryOf Koshi River
Tamur River partOf Koshi River system
linked to: Koshi River
Tamur River belongsToHydrologicalSystem Koshi basin
linked to: Koshi River
Barun River drainageBasin Koshi River basin
linked to: Koshi River
Barun River partOf Koshi River basin
linked to: Koshi River
Nepali people majorRiverRegion Koshi River basin
linked to: Koshi River
Dudh Koshi partOf Koshi River system
linked to: Koshi River
Dudh Koshi riverSystem Koshi River
Sun Koshi partOf Koshi River system
linked to: Koshi River
Sun Koshi drainageBasin Koshi basin
linked to: Koshi River
Likhu Khola partOf Koshi River system
linked to: Koshi River
Likhu Khola drainageBasin Koshi basin
linked to: Koshi River
Likhu Khola riverSystem Koshi River system
linked to: Koshi River
Likhu Khola mouthLocatedIn Koshi River system
linked to: Koshi River
Hanuman Nagar locatedNear Koshi River
Chatra locatedNear Koshi River
Chatra locatedOn Koshi River basin
linked to: Koshi River
Chatra partOf Koshi River corridor
linked to: Koshi River
Chatra waterResource Koshi River
Morang District hasRiver Koshi River
subject linked to: Morang District, Nepal