Likhu Khola
Likhu Khola | ||
Likhu Khola at Sirise |
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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 |
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Source height | approx. 4100 m | |
muzzle |
Sunkoshi coordinates: 27 ° 15 ′ 3 " N , 86 ° 12 ′ 17" E 27 ° 15 ′ 3 " N , 86 ° 12 ′ 17" E
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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.