Dudhkoshi

Dudhkoshi दुधकोशी नदी Dudhkoshi Nadi , Dudh Kosi
Suspension bridge over the Dudhkoshi
Data
location	Districts of Solukhumbu , Khotang , Okhaldhunga ( Nepal )
River system	Ganges
Drain over	Sunkoshi  → Koshi  → Ganges  → Indian Ocean
origin	Ngozumpa glacier near Gokyo 27 ° 55 ′ 57 ″  N , 86 ° 42 ′ 34 ″  E
Source height	approx.  4700  m
muzzle	Sunkoshi coordinates: 27 ° 8 ′ 57 "  N , 86 ° 26 ′ 1"  E 27 ° 8 ′ 57 "  N , 86 ° 26 ′ 1"  E
length	approx. 110 km
Catchment area	2875 km²
Left tributaries	Imja Khola , Hinku Drangka , Honku Drangka , Rawa Khola
Right tributaries	Bhotekoshi , Solu Khola , Thotne Khola
Communities	Namche Bazaar
The Hillary Bridge over the Dudhkoshi before climbing to Namche Bazar

The Dudhkoshi (also Dudh Kosi , Nepali दुधकोशी नदी IAST Dudhkoshī Nadī , German 'Milch-Koshi-Fluss' ) is a river in the Himalayas in eastern Nepal that drains the Khumbu region south of Mount Everest .

Surname

The name corresponds to the very light color of the water due to the sediment carried along with it (analogue: Seti Gandaki = "White Gandaki"). The gradient of the whitewater river is extremely great, with flow speeds of up to 50 km / h.

course

The river arises at the glacier gate of the Ngozumpa glacier east of the Gokyo lakes and flows in a predominantly southern direction through the Himalayas to Namche Bazar , where it joins the Bhotekoshi ("Tibetkoshi"). A little bit above the confluence is the famous Hillary Bridge . A little further south the Dudhkoshi leaves the Sagarmatha National Park and then flows west below Lukla . The Lamding Khola flows in southwest of Surkya , after which the river flows further south to flow into the Sunkoshi at Harkapur , which later joins other rivers to form the Koshi , which in turn ultimately joins the Ganges further south . The upper and middle reaches of the Dudhkoshi are in the Solukhumbu district , while the lower reaches the border between the Okhaldhunga districts in the west and Khotang in the east.

First ride

In the spring of 1973 the river was used for the first time by a Czechoslovak white water expedition.

In late summer 1976 there was a second white water kayaking expedition led by Mike Jones . The British group started at the Khumbu glacier (at approx. 5300 m) and then traveled sections of the Dudhkoshi between Pheriche and the confluence with the Sunkoshi . Because of the popularity of this expedition through the film "Dudh Kosi: Relentless River of Everest", it is often considered to be the first time ever.

Web links

Commons : Dudhkoshi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Following the Dudh Kosi River to Namche Bazaar Blog with Photo Gallery

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• Dudh Kosi - Relentless River of Everest . Film with: Mike Jones, Mick Hopkinson, Leo Dickinson; Directed by Mike Jones Mick Hopkinson, VHS video

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Zapomenuté výpravy: Expedice Dudh-Kosi (Czech)
2. ↑ Everest kayak .
3. ↑ Dudhkoshi in the Internet Movie Database (English)