Likhu Khola

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Likhu Khola
Likhu Khola at Sirise

Likhu Khola at Sirise

Data
location Province No. 1 , Province No. 2 ( Nepal )
River system Ganges
Drain over Sunkoshi  → Koshi  → Ganges  → Indian Ocean
origin Zurmoche Glacier
27 ° 44 ′ 58 ″  N , 86 ° 31 ′ 25 ″  E
Source height approx.  4100  m
muzzle Sunkoshi coordinates: 27 ° 15 ′ 3 "  N , 86 ° 12 ′ 17"  E 27 ° 15 ′ 3 "  N , 86 ° 12 ′ 17"  E

length approx. 75 km
Catchment area 1050 km²
Communities Sirise

The Likhu Khola is a left tributary of the Sunkoshi in the Himalayas in eastern Nepal .

The river is fed by the Zurmoche glacier on the southern slope of Likhu Chuli . It flows mainly in a south-south-westerly direction through the mountains. It flows along the border between Province No. 2 in the west and Province No. 1 in the east. The catchment area of Likhu Khola borders on that of Tamakoshi in the west and on that of Dudhkoshi in the east .

The Likhu Khola has a length of about 75 km.