Kopili

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Kopili
Data
location Meghalaya , Assam ( India )
River system Brahmaputra
Drain over Brahmaputra  → Indian Ocean
Headwaters Meghalaya Highlands
25 ° 11 ′ 15 ″  N , 92 ° 41 ′ 55 ″  E
Source height approx.  1400  m
muzzle Brahmaputra coordinates: 26 ° 15 '8 "  N , 91 ° 56' 50"  E, 26 ° 15 '8 "  N , 91 ° 56' 50"  E

length 256 km
Catchment area 15,800 km²
Left tributaries Digaru
Right tributaries Diyung , Jamuna
Reservoirs flowed through Kopili Dam
Big cities Kampur

The Kopili is a left tributary of the Brahmaputra in the Indian states of Meghalaya and Assam .

The Kopili has its source in the Meghalaya highlands . The river is dammed in the upper reaches of the Kopili dam . The Kopili crosses the border to Assam and then flows through the lowlands of Assam in a left curve . The river passes the city of Kampur and continues its course in a westerly direction. It finally reaches the south bank of the Brahmaputra 25 km east of Guwahati . Shortly before the mouth, the Digaru meets the Kopili from the left. The Kopili has a length of 256 km. Its catchment area covers 15,800 km².

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Rao, KL (1979). India's Water Wealth. Orient Blackswan. p. 78. ISBN 978-81-250-0704-3