Madi Khola
| Madi Khola | ||
0169.JPG) Madi Khola just before the mouth near Vyas |
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| Data | ||
| location | Gandaki ( Nepal ) | |
| River system | Ganges | |
| Drain over | Seti Gandaki → Trishuli → Gandak → Ganges → Indian Ocean | |
| origin |
Lake Kawache 28 ° 26 ′ 39 ″ N , 84 ° 7 ′ 1 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 2500 m | |
| muzzle |
Seti Gandaki Coordinates: 27 ° 58 ′ 8 " N , 84 ° 16 ′ 4" E 27 ° 58 ′ 8 " N , 84 ° 16 ′ 4" E
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| length | approx. 70 km | |
| Left tributaries | Midim Khola | |
| Medium-sized cities | Vyas | |
The Madi Khola (also Madi Nadi ) is a left tributary of the Seti Gandaki in the central Nepalese administrative region of Gandaki .
The Madi Khola has its origin at an altitude of around 2500 m in Lake Kawache , a glacial edge lake on the southern flank of Annapurna II . From there it flows in a narrow valley in a southerly direction through the southern part of the Annapurna massif . The river leaves the high mountains north of Lekhnath and turns to east-southeast. The upper reaches of the Madi Khola is in the Kaski district . The middle reaches the district boundary of Kaski in the west and Lamjung to the east . The river gradually turns south-southeast and reaches Tanahu District . At Vyas it finally flows into the Seti Gandaki. The Madi Khola has a length of about 70 km.
Use of hydropower
A hydropower plant (44 MW ) is currently being built on the left bank of the river at an altitude of 1055 m on the upper reaches of the Madi Khola . The river water is drained off at an altitude of 1360 m and fed to the power plant via a 5905 m long tunnel and a 1381 m long pressure pipe. The expansion flow is 18 m³ / s, the pressure head is 295 m. The expected annual output is 243 GWh. A construction time of 4 years is assumed. The hydropower project is located in an area with frequent landslides.