Rapti (Narayani)
| Rapti | ||
-02.jpg) Lower Rapti |
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| Data | ||
| location | Narayani ( Nepal ) | |
| River system | Ganges | |
| Drain over | Gandak → Ganges → Indian Ocean | |
| source | in the Mahabharat chain 27 ° 31 ′ 20 ″ N , 85 ° 10 ′ 3 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 1800 m | |
| muzzle |
Narayani Coordinates: 27 ° 33 '45 " N , 84 ° 9' 24" E 27 ° 33 '45 " N , 84 ° 9' 24" E. |
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| Mouth height | 140 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1660 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 14 ‰ | |
| length | 122 km | |
| Catchment area | 3222 km² | |
| Medium-sized cities | Hetauda | |
| Small towns | Ratnanagar , Narayani | |
| Residents in the catchment area | 536,000 | |
The Rapti ( Nepali : राप्ती rāptī ; also "Eastern Rapti" to distinguish the river Rapti of the same name , tributary of the Ghaghara ) is a left tributary of the Narayani in Nepal .
The Rapti rises in the Makwanpur district in the southern part of the Mahabharat chain, about 25 km southwest of Kathmandu . It initially flows through the mountains in a westerly and southwestern direction before turning south.
At Hetauda he leaves the mountains and turns to the west. It now flows in a wide valley, which is bordered in the south by a Siwalik chain , in a westerly direction. It flows through the northern part of the Parsa Game Reserve and then along the northern border of the Chitwan National Park . The town of Sauraha is located on the riverbank and is an important access point to the national park and belongs to the city of Ratnanagar . In the lower reaches of the Rapti runs in the Chitwan district . Finally, 30 km west-southwest of the city of Bharatpur, it flows into the Narayani River, which flows to the south-west. The Rapti has a length of 122 km. Its catchment area covers 3222 km².
